Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/179376 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Bath Papers in International Development and Wellbeing No. 49
Publisher: 
University of Bath, Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Bath
Abstract: 
Evaluation choreography - or who knows what when through the process of impact evaluation - has an important influence on the credibility and usefulness of findings. We explore such choreography from technical, political and ethical perspectives through reflection on a collaborative case study that entailed collaborative design of a qualitative impact evaluation protocol ('the QuIP') and its pilot use in Ethiopia and Malawi. Double blind interviewing was employed to reduce project specific confirmation bias, followed by staged 'unblinding' as a form of triangulation. We argue that these steps can enhance credibility of evidence and that ethical concerns associated with blinding can be addressed by being open with stakeholders about the process. The case study suggests qualitative impact evaluation can contribute to a more deliberative and less rigid style of international development practice.
Subjects: 
Blinding
confirmation bias
impact evaluation
international development practice
qualitative methods
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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