Technical Note: Conducting Mixed Method Evaluations - usaid

Technical Note on Conducting Mixed-Method Evaluations
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The following resources can be used as samples or templates, or to provide more information on the
topics reports and on evaluation in general. Some other resources exist but are out-of-date with current
USAID guidance. Where information differs, the USAID Evaluation Policy and the USAID ADS (Automated
Directives System) 200 series take precedence over other resources.
Bamberger, Michael. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Development Projects, World Bank
Publications, 2000.
Greene, Jennifer C. 2007. Mixed Methods in Social Inquiry. Sage Publications.
Journal of Mixed Methods Research. Sage Publications.
http://mmr.sagepub.com.
Mark, Melvin M, Irwin Feller and Scott C. Button. “Integrating Qualitative Methods in a Predominantly
Quantitative Evaluation: A Case Study and Some Reflections.” Advances in Mixed-Method Evaluation: The
Challenges and Benefits of Integrating Diverse Paradigms. Greene and Caracelli eds. New Directions for
Evaluation. Jossey-Boss Publishers, No. 74 Summer1997. pp. 47-59.
McConney, Andrew, Andy Rudd and Ayres Robert,. “Getting to the Bottom Line: a Method for
Synthesizing Findings Within Mixed-Method Program Evaluations.” American Journal of Evaluation. Vol. 3. No.
2. 2002. pp. 121-140.
USAID. Automated Directives System (ADS), Chapter 203, Assessing and Learning.
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