Studies and Publications - Health and Education

Agency research and analyses are prepared by experts to guide programs, promote discussion, and inform USAID’s development partners, other U.S. government agencies, and the general public in the United States and abroad.

Analytical discussion and background or issue papers synthesize the most relevant information and current thinking on important foreign aid issues to promote discussion and exchange of ideas among experts and provide a foundation for policy and strategy formulation.

Recent major analytical works have focused on the relief and development challenges of the 21st century and making foreign aid more effective in response to those challenges.

USAID research and analysis include work on how to:

• Increase trade and investment through USAID programs
• Strengthen education through institutional reform
• Clarify the links between development and poverty reduction
• Analyze development progress and aid effectiveness, the role for the private sector in country development strategies, and civil society participation in sector assistance programs
• Measure the effects of humanitarian relief
• Identify strategic approaches to managing foreign aid.

(From page 11-12 of USAID Primer USAID Primer: What We Do and How We Do It)

In addition to USAID research and analyses, all USAID implementing partners design and implement Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans for their respective programs to support the overall Performance Management Plans (PMP) of the USAID Mission or other operating units supporting their programs. This M&E provides data that is used by USAID and partners for results-based management and decision-making for each USAID program. USAID uses the M&E findings in its Annual Reports.

Specific studies and publications, including monitoring and evaluation reports:

Herramientas de Evaluación en el Aula
USAID - Consulta Nacional de Estándares Educativos
USAID & MINEDUC - Estándares Educativos
de Guatemala
USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse Home Page
USAID - Knowledge for Development Home
URC - Segmentación del Mercado de Servicios de Planificación Familiar en Guatemala
Planificación Familiar 1996-2006: Un estudio comparativo de los logros obtenidos por los programas de planificación familiar a nivel mundial con el de Guatemala
URC - Resumen Ejecutivo: Estigma y discriminación relacionados a ITS, VIH y SIDA de los proveedores de salud hacia los grupos vulnerables en Guatemala: Un estudio sobre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas

Specific to health and education: