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Aliber, M. (2004) Revised final report on development of M&E system for the Community-based Rural Land Development Project in Malawi. (Commissioned by the World Bank).
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Atkinson, D. (2003) CMIP and LEDF: monitoring and evaluation. (Commissioned by the CMIP and LEDF).
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Baek, C., Mathambo, V., Mkhize, S., Friedman, I., Apicella, L. & Rutenberg, N. (2007) Key findings from an evaluation of the mothers2mothers program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Horizons final report. (Commissioned by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), August).
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Bhana, A. & Govender, A. (2010) Evaluating interventions. In: Petersen, I., Bhana, A., Flisher, A.J., Swartz, L. & Richter, L. (eds). Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 60-81.
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This chapter focuses on describing the various aspects of evaluation, conducted at different stages of an intervention programme's lifespan. It focuses particularly on issues of evaluation that arise in scarce-resource contexts, low and middle income countries, community-based risk/reduction interventions and health promotion. The chapter provides guidelines on how best to evaluate community-...
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Dawes, A. (2008) How will we know the children's act is making a difference to the situation of children?: a system for monitoring progress. (Paper presented to the NACCW Regional Conference, 2 July).
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Dhunpath, R. (2002) Life-history research: an emancipatory approach to institutional evaluations. (Paper presented at the Ninth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Beijing, China, July 16-21).
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During the latter part of the 20th century, evaluation research has been characterised by an expansive proliferation of alternative paradigms, each claiming its space as a legitimate research genre. The authors own quest to create a space for an emancipatory approach to institutional evaluations has been simultaneously a rewarding and unsettling experience. This paper reflects on the incursio...
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Du Toit, R. (2005) Evaluation of the Community Development Worker (CDW) Programme. (Commissioned by the South African Management Development Institute (SAMDI), October).
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The overall aim of this research project was to evaluate the process of implementing the CDW programme through a learnership. The specific objectives of the project, therefore, were to evaluate the recruitment and selection procedures of the CDWs in order to ensure the best matching of people with the job description, review and evaluate the overall training intervention in order to
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Garisch, C., Netshitangani, T. & Kruss, G. (2009) Baseline evaluation of the Mnambithi Further Education and Training college. (Commissioned by DANIDA, Support to Education and Skills Development (SESD) Programme Phase II, January).
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This document reports on the evaluation undertaken at Mnambithi Further Education and Training College in November 2008. The evaluation was undertaken as part of the roll out of DANIDA's Support to Education and Skills Development, Phase II (SESD II). The SESD programme aims to support transformation in the Further Education and Training (FET) college sector at the national level, in the three ...
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Hadland, A., Sanchez, D., Rakate, F., Simelani, X., Muzondidya, J., Modisha, G. & Naidoo, V. (2007) DPLG knowledge products assessment draft report. (Commissioned by DPLG, May).
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This report contains an assessment of key knowledge products within the ODA (Official Development Assistance) database. The report contains a critical review of these products, which examines the strenghts and limitations of these reports. From these reviews, the report also identifies best-practices.
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Hadland, A., Sanchez, D., Rakate, F., Simelani, X., Muzondidya, J., Modisha, G. & Naidoo, V. (2007) DPLG knowledge products draft recommendations. (Commissioned by DPLG, July).
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Kanjee, A. (2007) Grade 6 systemic evaluation study: findings and intervention options. (Invited address at the Launch of the Systemic Evaluation Study, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, 30 January).
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Kanjee, A. (2006) Monitoring and evaluation of child friendly schools. (Paper presented at the UNICEF Education Network meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February to 3 March).
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Kanjee, A. (2006) North West province grade 6 systemic evaluation launch. (Paper presented at the North West Province Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation Launch, Mmabatho, 6 February).
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Kanjee, A. (2006) Use of indicators for monitoring and evaluation child friendly school. (Paper presented at the Child Friendly Schools for Africa Workshop, Maputo, Mozambique, 21-25 August).
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Kanjee, A. (2005) Grade 6 systemic evaluation. (Paper presented to the NQACC, 27 June).
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Kanjee, A. (2005) Methodological challenges in evaluating large scale intervention programs: Reflections from the quality learning project. (Paper presented at the Biennial psychology conference on research in psychology and related disciplines, University of Johannesburg, 7-8 July).
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Kanjee, A., Prinsloo, C., Khosa, G. & Reddy, V. (2003) Improving learning in South African schools: the Quality Learning Project mid-term evaluation. (Interim report funded by the Business Trust, August).
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The design of the Quality Learning Project (QLP) provides for evaluation activities to be carried out at three points of the project lifespan: the baseline evaluation, the mid-term review and the summative evaluation. This report serves as the documentation of the mid-term review for which background data was collected during the course of the third year of the QLP implementation.
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Karuri-Sebina, G. (2008) Is there value for money in public sector delivery?. HSRC Review. 6(2):23-24.
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The study assessed the Batho Pele principle of value for money, a term applied to measuring the effectiveness of the government machinery.
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Makgamatha, M.M. (2009) Challenges in implementing a participatory evaluation approach: a case study of the Limpopo Literacy Teaching Evaluation Project. Education as Change. 13(1):85-97.
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The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with the University of Limpopo, was commissioned by the Limpopo Department of Education (LDoE) in South Africa to evaluate literacy teaching materials and practices in Limpopo primary schools. The research followed a participatory evaluation approach involving key education stakeholders in the province. The article examines the format...
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Masehela, K. (2003) An evaluation study of the implementation of common tasks for assessment in English and maths. (Paper presented at the 21st annual AEAA conference, Cape Town, 25-30 August).
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The Department of Education introduced and piloted Common Tasks for Assessment (CTA) in order to assess the level of performance of learners at the end of compulsory education phase- General Education and Training (GET). All learners are assessed via the same tasks and criteria and then report performance on a common scale. The Unit for Assessment Technology and Educational Evaluation at the HS...
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Naidoo, V. (2002) Utilisation-focussed evaluation: a report back. (Presented at the HSRC Internal Seminar Series, June 2002).
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Analyses the idea of a utilisation-focussed approach to monitoring and evaluation, based on the thinking of Prof. Michael Quinn Patton.
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: Eastern Cape province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the achievement and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 systemic evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: Free State province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: Gauteng province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: KwaZulu-Natal province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: Limpopo province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: Mpumalanga province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, ...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 systemic evaluation: National. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes: first, to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system; second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation; ...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation: North West Province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 systemic evaluation: Northern Cape province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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National Education Quality Initiative & Education, Science and Skills Development (2005) Grade 6 systemic evaluation: Western Cape province. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, December).
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Systemic evaluation studies offer a powerful lens through which to view the performance and health of the education system. In particular, the Grade 6 Systemic Evaluation study is intended to serve three purposes, first to determine the level of achievement of learners within the system, second, to highlight specific areas/issues within the system that require further attention/investigation, a...
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Peltzer, K., Phaswana-Mafuya, N. & Davids, A. (2010) The use of EUROPEP in South Africa: an internationally standardised instrument to evaluate general practice. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 20(1):113-116.
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The study examined the psychometric properties of the South African (isiXhosa) version of the European Task Force for Patient Evaluation of General Practice (EUROPEP) instrument. A total of 19,136 patients who visited 266 primary care practices in three districts in the Eastern Cape of South Africa completed the EUROPEP, a measure of patient satisfaction with care. The data were analyzed for re...
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Peltzer, K. & Kanta, X. (2009) Medical circumcision and manhood initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a post intervention evaluation. (Paper presented at the SA Aids Conference, Durban, 2 April).
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Reddy, V., Akoojee, S., Pitcher, K., Bantwini, B., Dlamini, N., Diedericks, G., Letseka, M. & Mukora, J. (2008) Evaluation of the National Science Week 2007. (Report commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, March).
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This study was commissioned as a mid-term evaluation of the National Science Week intervention. It provides a platform from which recommendations can be made in order to refine the initiative, with the aim of maximizing its benefit to learners and the public in terms of cost and effectiveness.
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Reddy, V., Bantwini, B., Pitcher, K., Diedericks, G. & Dlamini, N. (2007) Evaluation of the DST/Thuthuka Mathematics and Science Development Camps. (Commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology).
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This study reports on the evaluation conducted by HSRC, ESSD Research Programme on one of the DST intervention projects, the DST/Thuthuka Mathematics and Science Development Camps, in the report referred too as "camps". The project is a major initiative of the DST to identify and nurture talent and potential of especially the historically disadvantaged learners in mathematics and science. Fol...
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Renner, W., Banninger-Huber, E. & Peltzer, K. (2011) Culture-sensitive and resource oriented peer (CROP) - groups as a community based intervention for trauma survivors: a randomized controlled pilot study with refugees and asylum seekers from Chechnya. The Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies. 2011-1:1-13.
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Asylum seekers and refugees frequently suffer from post-traumatic stress and culturally sensitive methods towards reducing symptoms should be taken into account. The aim of the work reported here was to examine the effectiveness of Culture-Sensitive and Resource Oriented Peer (CROP) - Groups for Chechen asylum seekers and refugees towards reducing post-traumatic symptoms, anxiety, and depressio...
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Schwabe, C., Davids, A., Aliber, M., Roefs, M. & Tlabela, K. (2005) Evaluation of government's poverty relief programme: final project report. (Prepared for the Office of the Public Service Commission (OPSC), July).
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Setswe, G., Zuma, K., Tsoai, L., Makonko, E. & Malope, N. (2010) Report on impact evaluation of the Total Control of the Epidemic (TCE) programme in South Africa. (Commissioned by Humana People to People, South Africa, March).
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Humana People to People in South Africa (HPP-SA) is a section 21 non-profit company registered in 1995 in order to respond to the socio-economic needs of the underprivileged South Africans. Internationally, Humana People to People South Africa (HPP-SA) is a
member of the Federation of Humana People to People found in 28 countries around the world and running over 180 projects in the areas of c...
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Setswe, G. (2009) Evaluation of population health programmes at Atlantic Philanthropies. (Paper presented at the Meeting with directors: the Atlantic Philanthropies. 24 March).
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