Participation has become a critical concept in development, increasingly employed in the planning and implementation of development programmes. Learning from Change takes participation one step further by exploring its use in the monitoring and evaluation of those programmes.
Bringing together a broad range of case studies and discussions between practitioners, academics, donors and policy makers, the book explores conceptual, methodological, institutional and policy issues in participatory monitoring and evaluation. It distils the common themes and experiences in participatory monitoring and evaluation to show the challenges – and far-reaching benefits – of the approach.
Part 1 of the book provides a general overview of participatory monitoring and evaluation, synthesising literature surveys and regional reviews of practice around the globe. Part 2 presents case studies that illustrate the diverse range of settings and contexts in which participatory monitoring and evaluation is being applied. Part 3 raises the key issues and challenges arising form the case studies and the workshop proceedings, and proposes areas for future research and action.
Learning from Change will be of value to readers interested in processes of participatory development, as well as to all development professionals, including fieldworkers, practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
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