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From Organizational Assessment: A Framework for Improving Performance

"The inability of development agencies to understand and improve the performance of the organizations they support continues to impede progress in the developing world, even after a decade of reforms. Strengthening the institutions that receive those grants and loans has become the key to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of development assistance."

Books

  • Facilitating ChangeFacilitating Change: Reflections on Six Years of Education Development Programming in Challenging Environments (2007)

This book aims at sharing some of the key lessons learned about cross-cultural dissonance, conflicting values about social inclusion of minorities, differing perspectives on gender equality, and how former enemies can build peace by connecting professionally. It reflects upon processes to train 10,000 teachers, the development of leaders for the future, and efforts to change an intransigent university. The different authors - from Canada, Kosovo, and Serbia - consider issues such as the cycle of change, why people resist change, and how local leaders can be empowered to embrace change, lead it, and own it as conditions in their context evolve. While the illustrations and examples refer to education systems in the Balkans, we believe that the book is relevant to development professionals in all sectors and every part of the world.
 
  • International Monitoring and EvaluationInternational Monitoring and Evaluation: 25 Years of Lessons Learned (2005)

We look back on our 25 years of history, describe our experiences, and share what we have learned.

 
  • Organizational Assessment BookOrganizational Assessment: A Framework for Improving Performance (2002)

Charles Lusthaus, Marie-Hélène Adrien, Gary Anderson, Fred Carden, and George Montalvan

Translated into Spanish and French in 2003

Available from IDRC

Strengthening the organizations that receive development assistance grants and loans is key to improving the effectiveness of development projects. This book offers a clear-cut methodology for diagnosing organizational strengths and weaknesses and includes a quick assessment guide, sample questions, an outline for reports, and a comprehensive glossary.

   
  • Enhancing Organizational Performance BookEnhancing Organizational Performance: A Toolbox for Self-Assessment (1999)

Charles Lusthaus, Marie-Hélène Adrien, Gary Anderson, and Fred Carden

Now available in French and Spanish

Available from IDRC

Do you know if your organization is performing efficiently? This guidebook presents an innovative and thoroughly tested model for organizational self-assessment that integrates techniques of formative assessment, in which the assessment team becomes involved in helping its organization become more effective. The model can be adapted to any type or size of organization. Worksheets and hands-on exercises are included.

   
  • Institutional Assessment BookInstitutional Assessment: A Framework for Strengthening Organizational Capacity for IDRC's Research Partners (1995)

Charles Lusthaus, Marie-Hélène Adrien, Gary Anderson, and Fred Carden

Available from IDRC

An innovative and comprehensive approach for diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of any institution, the framework has been tested by Universalia and IDRC in a variety of situations around the world and has been used for internal self-assessments and external evaluations by funding agencies.

 
  • Fundamentals of Educational ResearchFundamentals of Educational Research (1998 and 2000)

Gary Anderson and Nancy Arsenault

Cut through the complexities of educational research! The author discusses the research process and offers a research framework – collect the data, analyze it, and write a credible paper or thesis – that balances quantitative and qualitative perspectives.