Journal article
Evaluating a complex research capacity-building intervention: Reflections on an evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative
Evaluation (London, England. 1995), v 23(1), pp 80-101
01 Jan 2017
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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.
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- Title
- Evaluating a complex research capacity-building intervention: Reflections on an evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative
- Creators
- Sonja Marjanovic - RAND EuropeGavin Cochrane - RAND EuropeEnora Robin - University College LondonNelson Sewankambo - Makerere UniversityAlex Ezeh - African Population and Health Research CenterMoffat Nyirenda - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research ProgrammeBassirou Bonfoh - Swiss Centre for Scientific ResearchMark Rweyemamu - Sokoine University of AgricultureJoanna Chataway - University of Sussex
- Publication Details
- Evaluation (London, England. 1995), v 23(1), pp 80-101
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 22
- Grant note
- Welcome Trust; Wellcome Trust
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000394365400006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85009737786
- Other Identifier
- 991020531849704721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary