Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index.

Introduction to developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks -- Foundation concepts -- First steps : scoping the monitoring and evaluation framework, stakeholder mapping, and evaluation capacity building -- Program theory and program logic as foundations for the monitoring and evaluation framework -- Evaluation questions--determining what we want to know -- The monitoring plan -- The evaluation plan -- Collecting, managing, analyzing, and synthesizing data to reach evaluative conclusions -- Learning, reporting and dissemination strategies -- Planning for implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework -- Conclusion.