Terry Ward
Applica and Evaluation Helpdesk
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Helpdesk activities
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Peer reviews
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
ISMERI EUROPA
How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
ISMERI EUROPA
How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
ISMERI EUROPA
How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Lessons learned
Evaluations hard to judge from final report alone – need to consider whole
process
Evaluations unlikely to improve unless ToRs and evaluation questions get
better and methods stipulated are appropriate
And unless commissioning bodies competent to judge what they are fed
ISMERI EUROPA
How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Lessons learned
Evaluations hard to judge from final report alone – need to consider whole
process
Evaluations unlikely to improve unless ToRs and evaluation questions get
better and methods stipulated are appropriate
And unless commissioning bodies competent to judge what they are fed
Response
For past year, peer reviews on evaluation dossiers (2 on ERDF+CF and 1
on ESF) – on Call for tender and ToRs, criteria for selecting evaluators,
budget, inception and interim reports as well as final report
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Points to emerge
Impact evaluations invariably carried out at wrong time – too early for
impact of measures to become apparent
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Until then, MAs constrained in what they can do and have little incentive
to make improvements
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How can evaluations of Cohesion policy be improved? Lessons from peer reviews
Thank you
for
your attention
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