Example of Qualitative Design

Fourth Generation of Evaluation Research

The First Three Evaluation
Tradition
Typicaly adopted a scientific ,
technical and more managerial
approach, in order to obtain
objective data for evaluation
purpose.
They characterize a measurement
oriented,descriptive and
judgment oriented.
The major criticism of
conventional approach:
They have proven costly and
ineffective in terms of measuring
and assessing project
achievement.
They have failed to involve
actively project beneficiaries and
others who may be directly
affected.
Project evaluation has become an
increasingly specialized field and
activity, conducted and controlled
mostly by outsiders and removed
from the ongoing planning and
implementation of development
They serve primarily as a tool to
control and manage programe
and resources, eliminating
intended benaficiaries and others
involved in program planning and
implementation form taking part
in project appraisal.
Emphasiss on quantitative
measure tends to ignore
qualitative information which help
provide a full understanding of
project outcome process and
changes

Fourth Generation
The fourth generation evaluation is
characterized by negotiation between
various stakeholders, participation in
every stage of the evaluation process
and a focuss on action.
Higlights the importance of context
social, political and value system
Enhanced participation especially of
beneficiaries in monitoring and
evaluation help improve
understanding of the development
process itself
Increased authenticity of Monitoring
and Evaluation findings that are
locally relevant
Improvment of the sustainability of
project activities by identifying
strengths and weaknessess for better
project management and decisionmaking.
Increasing local level capacity in
monitoring and evaluation, which in
turns contributes to self-reliance in
overall project implementation.

Sharing of experience through

systematic documentation and
analysis based on broad-based
participation

Fuad Fachruddin, bahan kuliah Qualitative Research , PPSarjana PBI FITK UIN Syahid Jakarta,
Semester Genap, March 2012

See paradigm of quantative

research and philosophical bases
the philosophy of empiricism,
poitivism scientific perspective

See: Input-process-ouput, mean

end analysis, before and after
project status, GPOI (Goal,
Purpose, Output and Input)
First Generation is measurement
oriented to the emergence of
scienctific management in
business and industry.
Second generation,evaluation
focuses on the description of
patterns of strength and
weaknesess with regard to
certain stated objectives. the
target is describing and
measuring, participants as the
object.
Third generation, evaluator plays
role ofa judge while retaining
technical and descriptive
functions.

Strengthened accountability and more

efficient allocation of resources.
Fourth generation evaluation is a form
of evaluation in which the claims,
concerns and issues of stakeholders
serve as organizational foci (the basis
fo determinng what information is
needed, that is implemented within
the methodological precept [rule,
guideline, priciple, teaching] of the
constructivist paradigm
See Participatory Assessment (PA),
Participatory Monitoring and
Evaluation (PME)
Self Assesment (SA), Stakeholderbased Evaluation (SBE)/Stakeholder
Assessment (SA)
See paradigm of qualitative research
and philosophical underpinings- the
philosophy of idealis, interpretivist
paradigm, constructionism,
postmodernism theory

See Guba, E & Lincoln, Y (1989)

Fourth Generation Evaluation.
Newbury Park: SAGE
See Moreau, Katherine Ann & Clarkin,
Chantalle Louise (2012) Thinking
beyond measurement, description and
judgment, fourh generation evaluation
in family-centred Pediatric
Healthcare, Journal of Multidciplinary
Evaluation. Vol. 8, No 12, January,
ISSN 1556-8180

Fuad Fachruddin, bahan kuliah Qualitative Research , PPSarjana PBI FITK UIN Syahid Jakarta,
Semester Genap, March 2012

Fuad Fachruddin, bahan kuliah Qualitative Research , PPSarjana PBI FITK UIN Syahid Jakarta,
Semester Genap, March 2012

Fuad Fachruddin, bahan kuliah Qualitative Research , PPSarjana PBI FITK UIN Syahid Jakarta,
Semester Genap, March 2012