The Road to Results

This text addresses the evaluation of development interventions. It is based on modules developed by the International Programme for Development Education Training, the leading forum for training development evaluators. After a review of the context and history of development evaluation, it discusses the drivers for development evaluation. The discussion emphasises the need for results-based measurement and recommends an evaluation approach built around a theory of change (a theory linking programme inputs to the desired change). A final chapter looks at likely future trends in development evaluation.