United Nations High-Level Event on Human Security
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Mr. Dale Thompson, Universalia Senior Consultant, speaks at the High-Level Event on Human Security held by the United Nations on May 8, 2013. Mr. Thompson begins to speak at the 58:00 minute mark in this video.
IPDET-IDRC Anniversary Panel
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To mark IPDET’s tenth anniversary and the fortieth anniversary of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the two organizations collaborated to present a special panel discussion.
Shaping International Evaluation: A 30-Year Journey
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Universalia is 30 years old, and we find ourselves celebrating once more with a book that underscores our commitment to sharing what we have learned with professional colleagues in international development and evaluation from around the world. In...
Facilitating Change: Reflections on Six Years of Education Development Programming in Challenging Environments
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This book shares some 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...
Organizational Assessment: A Framework for Improving Performance
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The key to improving the effectiveness of development projects is strengthening the organizations that receive development assistance grants and loans. This book offers a clear-cut methodology for diagnosing organizational strengths and weaknesses and...
Institutional Assessment: A Framework for Strengthening Organizational Capacity for IDRC's Research Partners
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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...
Enhancing Organizational Performance: A Toolbox for Self-Assessment
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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...
Fundamentals of Educational Research
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Cut through the complexities of educational research! The authors discuss the research process and offer a research framework – collect the data, analyze it, and write a credible paper or thesis that balances quantitative and qualitative perspectives.
International Monitoring and Evaluation: 25 Years of Lessons Learned
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Universalia looks back on its first 25 years and shares its experiences and lessons.
Reflect and Learn
- Evaluation Tool
Reflect and Learn (R&L) website was created to help organizations improve their performance by using Organizational Assessment (OA). A joint effort between IDRC, Universalia, and the Rockefeller Foundation, this website is designed for organizations...