Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation
Author | : David M. Fetterman |
Publisher | : Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2017-10-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781462532858 |
ISBN-13 | : 1462532853 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: From pioneering leaders in the field, this is the first book to provide a solid foundation for three major stakeholder involvement approaches: collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluation. Highlighting differences among the approaches, the authors focus on the role of the evaluator, who may be in charge of the evaluation, share control, or serve as a "critical friend," leaving stakeholders in control. Practitioners are guided to select and implement the most appropriate framework for the purpose and scope of a given evaluation and the needs of community members and funders. For each approach, a chapter on essential features is followed by two chapters presenting actual sample evaluations--for example, early childhood and community health initiatives, an aquarium, a project with Google, and more. The concluding chapter discusses similarities and circumstances in which the approaches can be combined.