Using case studies in development evaluation: Validity, Generalisation and Learning
December 2011
Dates: 21-23 May, 2012
Type of event: International workshop
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Organization: Centre for Social Science Development Research University of
Copenhagen and the Evaluation Department of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Abstracts are invited for this international workshop, which will focus on methodological and
practical considerations when using case studies in evaluations of development. The workshop will
be organised in collaboration with the journal
Evaluation:the international journal of theory, research and practice. The deadline for
submitting abstracts is 15 December 2011
.
A large number of development evaluations are broader, learning-oriented evaluations based on cases at country, sector or project level. A key challenge in these evaluations is how to deal with the question of external validity. Within the field of development evaluation the methodological and practical debate on how to address this issue has been relatively limited.
The Organising Committee of the International Workshop is seeking abstracts that address theoretical/methodological challenges as well as more practical experiences when using case studies in learning-oriented development evaluations. Possible focus areas for abstracts include:
- Case sampling, analytical strategies and external validity
- Experience with balancing concerns for relevance and learning with analytical depth
- Meta, synthetic and comparative studies
- Theoretical and methodological frameworks
- Country versus donor produced case studies
- Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods
For more information, please download the Conference Invitation and Call for Papers through the link below.
