Marjanovic, S;
Cochrane, G;
Robin, E;
Sewankambo, N;
Ezeh, A;
Nyirenda, M;
Bonfoh, B;
... Chataway, J; + view all
(2017)
Evaluating a complex research capacity-building intervention: Reflections on an evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative.
Evaluation
, 23
(1)
pp. 80-101.
10.1177/1356389016682759.
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Abstract
There is increasing policy demand for real-time evaluations of research and capacity-building programmes reflecting a recognition of the management, governance and impact gains that can result. However, the evidence base on how to successfully implement real-time evaluations of complex interventions in international development efforts is scarce. There is therefore a need for reflective work that considers methodologies in context. This article shares learning from the experience of conducting a participatory, real-time, ‘theory driven’ evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative, a Wellcome Trust-funded programme that aimed to build sustainable health research capacity in Africa at institutional and network levels, across seven research consortia. We reflect on the key challenges experienced and ways of managing them, highlight opportunities and critical success factors associated with this evaluation approach, compared with alternative evaluation approaches.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Evaluating a complex research capacity-building intervention: Reflections on an evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1356389016682759 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389016682759 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | capacity-building, complexity, formative, international development, participatory, process use, real-time evaluation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10062231 |
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