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14
Nov
Change, Transformation and Evaluation

The DAC criteria, Part 11. From criteria to design principles

**10 min read** Evaluation criteria used in development contexts do not only show what evaluation commissioners, evaluators and other stakeholders
6 min read
07
Nov
The DAC criteria, Part 10. Sleepwalking towards irrelevance

The DAC criteria, Part 10. Sleepwalking towards irrelevance

**8 min read** We are sleepwalking towards irrelevance. Not because we do not do some worthwhile things. We do. But
7 min read
02
Nov
The DAC criteria, Part 9. Our responsibilities

The DAC criteria, Part 9. Our responsibilities

**6 min read** Our evaluation criteria are fundamental to the credibility and utility of our evaluations. Yet we have allowed
4 min read
30
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 2

The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 2

**10 min read** In my previous post I started to make the case for the evaluation of transformative change and
8 min read
26
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 1

The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 1

**6 min read** Now that the concept of "developing" and "developed" countries is at last unfashionable,
5 min read
23
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 7. Let these ideas die!

The DAC criteria, Part 7. Let these ideas die!

The many discussions I have recently had about the effort that is now in place to get to DAC evaluation
5 min read
19
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 6. Key issues before deciding

The DAC criteria, Part 6. Key issues before deciding

This final post about the DAC criteria captures key points for consideration in the evaluation for development space. It is
6 min read
16
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 5. Non-negotiable criteria

The DAC criteria, Part 5. Non-negotiable criteria

It is ironic that evaluation has been unable to prevent - or even just sufficiently critique - some of the
9 min read
12
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 4. Flexible criteria

The DAC criteria, Part 4. Flexible criteria

Our development evaluation criteria should not be determined solely by stakeholder-determined interests, or by pragmatism resulting from constrained resources. Development
4 min read
09
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 3. What should determine them?

The DAC criteria, Part 3. What should determine them?

It will be unwise only to 'fix' in an ad hoc manner the weaknesses in the composition and
2 min read