Background:Against a backdrop of changing concepts of aid effectiveness,development effectiveness,health systems strengthening,and increasing emphasis on impact evaluation,this article proposes a theory-driven impact ...Background:Against a backdrop of changing concepts of aid effectiveness,development effectiveness,health systems strengthening,and increasing emphasis on impact evaluation,this article proposes a theory-driven impact evaluation framework to gauge the effect of aid effectiveness principles on programmatic outcomes of different aid funded programs in the health sector of a particular country.Methods:The foundation and step-by-step process of implementing the framework are described.Results:With empirical evidence from the field,the steps involve analysis of context,program designs,implementation mechanisms,outcomes,synthesis,and interpretation of findings through the programs’underlying program theories and interactions with the state context and health system.Conclusions:The framework can be useful for comparatively evaluating different aid interventions both in fragile and non-fragile state contexts.展开更多
基金The framework presented in this article was developed as part of a doctoral research at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine of the University of Otago funded by the University of Otago PhD scholarship and performance based research funding.
文摘Background:Against a backdrop of changing concepts of aid effectiveness,development effectiveness,health systems strengthening,and increasing emphasis on impact evaluation,this article proposes a theory-driven impact evaluation framework to gauge the effect of aid effectiveness principles on programmatic outcomes of different aid funded programs in the health sector of a particular country.Methods:The foundation and step-by-step process of implementing the framework are described.Results:With empirical evidence from the field,the steps involve analysis of context,program designs,implementation mechanisms,outcomes,synthesis,and interpretation of findings through the programs’underlying program theories and interactions with the state context and health system.Conclusions:The framework can be useful for comparatively evaluating different aid interventions both in fragile and non-fragile state contexts.
