Developing and Evaluating Capacity in Research and Development Organizations

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Service for National Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationPlant Genetic Resources Center, Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Development Research Centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCan Tho Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationTechnical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperationen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture, Cubaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationRangpur Dinajpur Rural Service, Bangladeshen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBenguet State Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad Nacional Agraria, Nicaraguaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Plant Genetic Resources Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorInternational Development Research Centreen_US
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Unionen_US
cg.creator.identifierRonnie Vernooy: 0000-0002-8864-4892en_US
cg.issn1021-2310en_US
cg.number62en_US
cg.placeThe Hagueen_US
dc.contributor.authorHorton, Douglasen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlexaki, Anastasiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBennett-Lartey, Samuelen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrice, Kim N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCampilan, Dindoen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarden, Freden_US
dc.contributor.authorSouza Silva, José deen_US
dc.contributor.authorLe Thanh Duongen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhadar, Ibrahimen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaestrey Boza, Albinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKayes Muniruzzaman, Imrulen_US
dc.contributor.authorPerez, Jocelynen_US
dc.contributor.authorSomarriba Chang, Matildeen_US
dc.contributor.authorVernooy, Ronnieen_US
dc.contributor.authorWatts, Jamieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T07:47:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-04T07:47:47Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/136256en_US
dc.titleDeveloping and Evaluating Capacity in Research and Development Organizationsen_US
dcterms.abstractThe international aid community is placing a growing emphasis on developing the capacity of local organizations as the key to alleviating poverty and hunger in the developing world. Ensuring the effectiveness of a capacity building effort requires the appropriate use of evaluation. Yet few organizations have systematically monitored or evaluated organizational development processes. In January 2000, ISNAR began its ambitious ""Evaluating Capacity Development"" project, which aims to improve capacity development efforts in research and development organizations through evaluation. This Briefing Paper explains how the project used an action-learning approach, bringing together people from various countries and different types of organizations. These people conducted six evaluation studies over the course of three years, learning a great deal about capacity development and evaluation in the process. One of the key findings was the importance of involving staff and stakeholders in the evaluation process. A participatory approach fosters commitment to building the future of an organization and can speed up decision making. As people ""learn by doing"", they strengthen their own capacity for evaluation and are motivated to pass their knowledge on to others. When conducted in a participatory and structured way, evaluation can make a substantial contribution to improving overall organizational performance.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationD. Horton, A. Alexaki, S. Bennett-Lartey, K.N. Brice, D. Campilan, F. Carden, J. de Souza Silva, L.T. Duong, I. Khadar, A. Maestrey Boza, I. Kayes Muniruzzaman, J. Perez, M. Somarriba Chang, R. Vernooy, and J. Watts. 2003. International Service for National Agricultural Research; Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Netherlands: ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA).en_US
dcterms.extent8 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfISNAR Briefing Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2003-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Service for National Agricultural Researchen_US
dcterms.subjectmanagementen_US
dcterms.typeBriefen_US

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