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Takunda J Chirau1, Caitlin Blaser-Mapitsa1
1Centre for Learning on Evaluation, Results Anglophone Africa at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Evaluation and Program Planning
|June 26, 2020
Summary
South African municipalities are cautiously embedding evaluation practices, driven by legislative needs. However, a focus on monitoring within performance management systems hinders the development of a robust evaluative culture.
Area of Science:
- Public Administration
- Development Studies
- Evaluation Science
Background:
- Municipalities in South Africa are initiating the institutionalization of evaluation.
- Legislative and regulatory frameworks mandate evaluation in planning, budgeting, and reporting.
- Existing performance management systems influence the scope and depth of evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the process of institutionalizing evaluation at the municipal level in South Africa.
- To identify factors enabling and constraining evaluative practice within municipalities.
- To understand the current state and purpose of evaluation functions in local government.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods approach combining desktop research and participatory action research.
- Analysis of legislative and regulatory requirements for municipal evaluation.
- Engagement with municipal stakeholders to understand practical implementation.
Main Results:
- Evaluation is primarily institutionalized to serve a monitoring purpose within performance management.
- Constraints to innovation and the development of an evaluative culture are evident.
- Legislative requirements are being met, but deeper integration of evaluation is limited.
Conclusions:
- The institutionalization of evaluation in South African municipalities is nascent and largely monitoring-focused.
- Decentralized public sector evaluation systems face challenges in fostering a true evaluative culture.
- Further efforts are needed to move beyond compliance and enhance the transformative potential of evaluation in local government.
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