Collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluation: stakeholder involvement approaches

Machine generated contents note: 1. An Introduction to Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation Approaches, David Fetterman, Liliana Rodr & iacute;guez-Campos, Abraham Wandersman, Rita Goldfarb O'Sullivan, & Ann Zukoski<BR /> 2. Essentials of Collaborative Evaluation, Liliana Rodr & iacute;guez-Campos<BR /> 3. A Collaborative Evaluation of an Aquarium (Marine Life Program), Liliana Rodr & iacute;guez-Campos, Rigoberto Rincones-Gomez, & Rosalyn Roker<BR /> 4. A Collaborative Evaluation of a Multisite, Multipurpose, Multiyear Early Childhood Quality Care Initiative, Rita Goldfarb O'Sullivan<BR /> 5. Essentials of Participatory Evaluation, Ann Zukoski & Cate Bosserman<BR /> 6. A Participatory Evaluation of a Community Health Improvement Initiative, Ann Zukoski, Cate Bosserman, & Courtney Baechler<BR /> 7. A Participatory Evaluation of a Community Justice Program for Sex Offenders, Jill Anne Chouinard<BR /> 8. Essentials of Empowerment Evaluation, David Fetterman & Abraham Wandersman<BR /> 9. An Empowerment Evaluation of a Comprehensive Sex Education Initiative, Margret Dugan<BR /> 10. A Google-Enhanced Empowerment Evaluation Approach in a Graduate School Program, David Fetterman & Jason Ravitz<BR /> 11. Similarities across the Three Approaches:Principles and Practices in Common, David Fetterman, Liliana Rodr & iacute;guez-Campos, Abraham Wandersman, Rita Goldfarb O'Sullivan, & Ann Zukoski<BR /> 12. Conclusion: Highlighting the Present and Looking to the Future, David Fetterman, Liliana Rodr & iacute;guez-Campos, Abraham Wandersman, Rita Goldfarb O'Sullivan, & Ann Zukoski<BR />

"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"