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A Mixed Method Meta-Evaluation of a Usaid Project in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case of Ghana

Mensa-Bonsu, Queenstar
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1624583321481425

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Educational Leadership.
Efforts to increase development in Africa have been ongoing for about six decades. Several foreign donors and agencies have been providing funds and technical support to ensure sectoral development in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is very little to show for it, particularly in education. With the proliferation of non-governmental organizations and governmental organizations on the African continent assisting in educational development, one is left to question why these efforts are not translating into the development of African countries. In understanding why these education projects have not translated even though many of these projects are reported as successful, this study examines how an education project's performance is evaluated to earn a label as successful. In doing so, this study conducts a meta-evaluation of one of the education projects by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Ghana. Using a mixed-methods Efforts to increase development in Africa have been ongoing for about six decades. Several foreign donors and agencies have been providing funds and technical support to ensure sectoral development in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is very little to show for it, particularly in education. With the proliferation of non-governmental organizations and governmental organizations on the African continent assisting in educational development, one is left to question why these efforts are not translating into the development of African countries. In understanding why these education projects have not translated even though many of these projects are reported as successful, this study examines how an education project's performance is evaluated to earn a label as successful. In doing so, this study conducts a meta-evaluation of one of the education projects by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Ghana. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study sought to examine the consistency of recipients' perceptions against the PWC/USAID education projects evaluation report conducted in Ghana. Interviews and the SERVQUAL model used in this study helped to explore detailed recipients' perceptions of the PWC/USAID education projects. While the findings somewhat reiterated existing literature, this study shed light on several inconsistencies in recipients' responses as against the evaluation reports. The reality is that project success is defined differently by evaluators and recipients. This study finds that while meeting project outcomes qualify a project as successful by evaluators, recipients determine project success largely by functionality and adequacy.
Joel Malin (Advisor)
Thomas Poetter (Committee Member)
Michael Evans (Committee Member)
William Boone (Committee Member)
143 p.
Education; Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership
educational evaluation, foreign aid and education, meta-evaluation

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  • Mensa-Bonsu, Q. (2021). A Mixed Method Meta-Evaluation of a Usaid Project in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case of Ghana [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1624583321481425

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mensa-Bonsu, Queenstar. A Mixed Method Meta-Evaluation of a Usaid Project in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case of Ghana. 2021. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1624583321481425.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mensa-Bonsu, Queenstar. "A Mixed Method Meta-Evaluation of a Usaid Project in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case of Ghana." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1624583321481425

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