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sustainability.eval

the evaluation OF sustainability FOR sustainability

 

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introduction

This page is intended to inform about trends in the evaluation of sustainability. Evaluation as used within this site is the determination of merit, worth, and significance.I distinguish between evaluation OF sustainability and evaluation FOR sustainability. So, when is sustainability good and when not? When is it worthwhile or not? And, when does it have significance?

sec.purpose

The Sustainability* Evaluation* Checklist* (SEC) is intended for use in planning and designing project and program evaluations OF sustainability FOR sustainability within development contexts. As a tool, the SEC is designed to help users not only remember certain tasks involved in evaluation but also consider a wide array of criteria of importance to sustainability evaluation. Thus, the checklist aims to:

        • reduce errors of omission*
        • increase evaluation usefulness

         

In addition to planning and designing sustainability evaluations, the SEC may also be used to:

    • generate ideas and discussion on key issues in sustainability evaluation
    • support proposal writing processes
    • compare existing sustainability evaluations to determine whether all important aspects have been met

    sec.users

    The SEC is intended as a guide for individuals who are frequently involved in internal* or external* evaluations of development projects or programs with a special interest in sustainability. These users may include:

    Evaluators and researchers who provide evaluation services
    Program planners, funders, and managers with an interest in evaluation
    Program recipients/participants/users who start their own evaluations
    Others who have an interest in evaluation

    Experienced evaluators may benefit from the comprehensive nature of the checklist and use it as a point of reference or generator of ideas. Novice evaluators or those with limited exposure to evaluation may find value in the instructional elements of the checklist.