Collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluation: stakeholder involvement approaches

"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.<BR />"--

"Collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluations are stakeholder involvement approaches to evaluation. They address concerns about relevance, trust, and use in evaluation. They also build capacity and respond to pressing evaluation needs in the global community. The chapters in this book are designed to help further distinguish one approach from another. The essentials of collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluation are presented in separate chapters in order to help practitioners compare and contrast approaches. In addition, case examples are used to illustrate what each approach looks like in practice"--

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. An Introduction to Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation Approaches -- Differentiating among the Stakeholder Involvement Approaches -- Collaborative Evaluation -- Participatory Evaluation -- Empowerment Evaluation -- Similarities across the Three Approaches -- Conclusion -- 2. Essentials of Collaborative Evaluation -- Definition -- Advantages -- Essential Features -- Conceptual Framework -- Principles -- Roles -- Steps -- Conclusion

3. A Collaborative Evaluation of an Aquarium (Marine Life Program)The Program -- Why a Collaborative Approach? -- Application of the MCE -- Additional Comments -- Conclusion: Lessons Learned -- 4. Collaborative Evaluation of a Multisite, Multipurpose, Multiyear Early Childhood Quality Care Initiative -- A Collaborative Evaluation Approach -- Collaborative Evaluation Sequences -- Collaborative Evaluation Techniques -- Positive Effects of Collaborative Evaluation -- The Quality Care Initiative Evaluation -- Conclusion -- 5. Essentials of Participatory Evaluation

DefinitionTwo Streams -- Advantages -- Essential Features -- Conceptual Framework -- Conditio…