Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best?

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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Main Author: Adato, Michelle
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
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&AMP
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
Online Access: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

Internet

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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