Routledge - Monitoring and Evaluation in Health and Social Dev

Traditional monitoring and evaluation methods in health and social development often rely on expensive and time-consuming analytical procedures. As results-based programming increases, many evaluations focus solely on demonstrating accountability and success. This approach frequently misses the actual process of how change occurs, what works, and why it works. This book by Routledge addresses these limitations by introducing new approaches to the field. It critiques the heavy reliance on log frames and their variants, which can prevent policy makers and practitioners from seeing the unanticipated ways change takes place. By exploring interpretive and ethnographic perspectives, this text offers a way to move beyond simple accountability to a deeper understanding of social development processes.