Methodology: The evaluation scope consists of two interrelated components.
Evaluation Scope and Objectives The conduct of this evaluation is framed within the scope of the entire project from inception to completion.
Evaluation Scope: The evaluation covers most of the 2nd phase implementation period from July 2012 to December 2015 and covers six regions of the country where the "Improvement of Mother and Child Health Services, Phase II" (IMCHS Phase II) programme is implemented.
The intended evaluation scope comprised 20 work days: 5 days for desk review; 10 days for an evaluation mission trip in-country; and 5 days for analysis and evaluation report preparation.
Second, the evaluation scope and timeframe did not allow for structured surveys/questionnaires (design, translation, distribution, collection, analysis) that would have provided scientifically relevant quantitative data on professional capacity-building activities.
Methodology: The evaluation scope consisted of two related components: (1) four in-depth country case studies of UNICEF ECD strategies and (2) an assessment of UNICEF ECD strategies at the HQ, RO and CO levels, including cross-country comparisons among the 10 countries funded through the UNICEF-GoN Programme. UNICEF-GoN Programme
The evaluation scope was limited to assessing the plausible contribution of the IHSS intervention to observed changes in coverage of selected indicators due to the lack of true comparison (counterfactual) areas (as similar programmes were being implemented across the countries) and the lack of feasibility of a randomized intervention/control design.
Purpose/Objective Scope of the Evaluation The scope of the external evaluation was focused on estimating the plausible effect of the IHSS programme on coverage of interventions funded by the IHSS programme, and estimating the additional lives saved by the programme (together with other relevant interventions), using LiST.
The first group considers implications of applying complexity theory concepts for defining evaluation purpose, scope and units of analysis.
This paper reviews the overall organization and management of this program of research, guideline development, training and peer evaluation, the scope of the investigations undertaken, and the general organization and contents of the guidelines developed.
We recognize too that these moves also limited the evaluation's scope.
