Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best?
Despite significant methodological advances, much program evaluation and monitoring data are of limited utility because of an over-reliance on quantitative methods alone. While surveys provide generalizable findings on what outcomes or impacts have...
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okr-10986-110632021-04-23T14:02:53Z Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? Adato, Michelle AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BENEFICIARIES CORRECTIVE ACTIONS CORRECTIVE MEASURES CROPS DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION METHODS EXERCISES EXTENSION FARMERS GENDER HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INDICATORS HOSPITALS HYGIENE IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INTEGRATION INTERVENTION IRON KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS LIVELIHOODS M& E SYSTEMS MEAL PREPARATION MONITORING DATA NUTRITION NUTRITION EDUCATION OLDER PEOPLE POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE EVALUATION QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE METHODS RESEARCH DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCHERS SAMPLE SIZE SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUALITY SOCIOLOGY STERILIZATION SURVEY DATA SURVEY DESIGN TARGETING TECHNIQUES VIOLENCE WORKERS Despite significant methodological advances, much program evaluation and monitoring data are of limited utility because of an over-reliance on quantitative methods alone. While surveys provide generalizable findings on what outcomes or impacts have or have not occurred, qualitative methods are better able to identify the underlying explanations for these outcomes and impacts, and therefore enable more effective responses. Qualitative methods also inform survey design, identify social and institutional drivers and impacts that are hard to quantify, uncover unanticipated issues, and trace impact pathways. When used together, quantitative and qualitative approaches provide more coherent, reliable, and useful conclusions than do each on their own. This note identifies key elements of good mixed-method design and provides examples of these principles applied in several countries. 2012-08-13T14:02:01Z 2012-08-13T14:02:01Z 2011-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/14981149/combining-quantitative-qualitative-methods-program-monitoring-evaluation-mixed--method-designs-best http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11063 English PREM Notes and Special Series on the Nuts and Bolts of Government M&E Systems; No. 9 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BENEFICIARIES CORRECTIVE ACTIONS CORRECTIVE MEASURES CROPS DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION METHODS EXERCISES EXTENSION FARMERS GENDER HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH INDICATORS HOSPITALS HYGIENE IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INTEGRATION INTERVENTION IRON KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS LIVELIHOODS M& E SYSTEMS MEAL PREPARATION MONITORING DATA NUTRITION NUTRITION EDUCATION OLDER PEOPLE POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE EVALUATION QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE METHODS RESEARCH DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCHERS SAMPLE SIZE SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUALITY SOCIOLOGY STERILIZATION SURVEY DATA SURVEY DESIGN TARGETING TECHNIQUES VIOLENCE WORKERS Adato, Michelle Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? |
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Despite significant methodological
advances, much program evaluation and monitoring data are of
limited utility because of an over-reliance on quantitative
methods alone. While surveys provide generalizable findings
on what outcomes or impacts have or have not occurred,
qualitative methods are better able to identify the
underlying explanations for these outcomes and impacts, and
therefore enable more effective responses. Qualitative
methods also inform survey design, identify social and
institutional drivers and impacts that are hard to quantify,
uncover unanticipated issues, and trace impact pathways.
When used together, quantitative and qualitative approaches
provide more coherent, reliable, and useful conclusions than
do each on their own. This note identifies key elements of
good mixed-method design and provides examples of these
principles applied in several countries. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Adato, Michelle |
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Adato, Michelle |
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Adato, Michelle |
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Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? |
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Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? |
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Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? |
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Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? |
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Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? |
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combining quantitative and qualitative methods for program monitoring and evaluation: why are mixed-method designs best? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/14981149/combining-quantitative-qualitative-methods-program-monitoring-evaluation-mixed--method-designs-best http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11063 |
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