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Regional Study and Resource Center 2014

Namibia, 2014
Reference ID
NAM_2014_MCC-RSRC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington Information School
Metadata
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Jul 07, 2015
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Access policy
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    NAM_2014_MCC-RSRC_v01_M
    Title

    Regional Study and Resource Center 2014
    Country
    Name Country code
    Namibia NAM
    Study type

    Independent Performance Evaluation
    Abstract

    This performance evaluation will employ a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to answer questions related to the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of MCC's Regional Study and Resource Center (RSRC) Activity in Namibia. The results of this evaluation are expected to inform ongoing operations at the RSRCs and influence the design and implementation of RSRCs planned for other regions of Namibia. Evaluation questions include the following:

    • Was the MCC investment implemented according to plan?
    • What types of resources and programming are RSRCs providing?
    • Who uses the RSRCs and what do they do?
    • Do students, job seekers and business people report outcomes such as improved test scores, job seeking and acquisition, and business creation and enhancement as a result of using the resources provided by RSRCs?
    • How sustainable are the RSRCs?
    • How active is leadership in promoting and achieving the vision of the RSRCs?
    • What is the influence of the RSRCs beyond their walls?
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Scope

    Keywords
    Namibia Education Libraries Performance evaluation

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The three RSRCs are located in:

    • Oshakati (Oshana Region)
    • Helao Nafidi (Ohangwena Region)
    • Gobabis (Omaheke Region)

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington Information School
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Millennium Challenge Corporation

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2014 2014
    Data Collection Notes

    Data collection methods include: Semi-structured interviews with staff, educators, government officials, and other key informants; A survey of RSRC patrons; Panels of secondary students and business people who have used an RSRC; The Most Significant Change technique; Focus groups; Observations; Document analysis, including system-generated data, administrative records, and online media sources

    Access policy

    Location of Data Collection

    Millennium Challenge Corporation
    Archive where study is originally stored

    Millennium Challenge Corporation
    http://data.mcc.gov/evaluations/index.php/catalog/120
    Cost: None

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required?
    no

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Monitoring & Evaluation Division Millennium Challenge Corporation impact-eval@mcc.gov

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_NAM_2014_MCC-RSRC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Role
    Millennium Challenge Corporation Review of Metadata
    Date of Metadata Production

    2014-04

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1 (April 2014)
    Version 2.0 (April 2015). Edited version based on Version 01 (DDI-MCC-NAM-IE-EDU-2014-v1) that was done by Millennium Challenge Corporation.
    Version notes

    The three initial RSRCs are located in: Oshakati (Oshana Region), Helao Nafidi (Ohangwena Region), Gobabis (Omaheke Region). Expected users of these RSRCs have been organized into the following groups:

    1. Children (pre-primary through primary)
    2. Students (secondary through tertiary)
    3. Business people (job seekers, SMEs, entrepreneurs)
    4. General community members (for reading, IT access, information needs in health, e-government, agriculture, etc.)
    5. Other specific populations (e.g., adult learners, distance learners, IT learners, disadvantaged groups)
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