Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self-assessment and Accountability

Empowerment evaluation - a method for using evaluation concepts, techniques and findings to foster improvement and self-determination - is the focus of this book. After an examination of the method as it has been adopted in academic and foundation settings, the book looks at the various contexts in which empowerment evaluation is conducted, ranging from resistant environments to responsive environments. Critical concerns in empowerment evaluation, such as the role of empowerment theory and multiple levels of empowerment from individual to societal, are then discussed. The book also provides tools and technical assistance needed to conduct empowerment evaluation. The concluding section of the book serves to strengthen the links between empowerment evaluation and community-capacity building.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Empowerment Evaluation - David M Fetterman An Introduction to Theory and Practice PART TWO: BREADTH AND SCOPE Empowerment Evaluation and Accelerated Schools - Henry M Levin Empowerment Evaluation and the W K Kellogg Foundation - Ricardo A Millett PART THREE: CONTEXT Empowerment Evaluation and State Government - Joyce Keller Moving from Resistance to Adoption The HIV Prevention Evaluation Initiative - Cynthia Gomez and Ellen Goldstein A Model for Collaborative and Empowerment Evaluation Empowerment Evaluation - Cheryl Grills et al Building upon a Tradition of Activism in the African American Community Realizing Participant Empowerment in the Evaluation of Nonprofit Women's Services Organizations - Arlene B Andrews Notes from the Front Line PART FOUR: THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORKS Empowering Community Health Initiatives through Evaluation - Stephen B Fawcett et al Empowerment Evaluation at Federal and Local Levels - Robert K Yin, Shakeh J Kaftarian, and Nancy F Jacobs Dealing with Quality Evaluation and Self-Direction in Community Prevention Coalitions - John F Stevenson, Roger E Mitchell, and Paul Florin Fairness, Liberty, and Empowerment Evaluation - Dennis E Mithaug PART FIVE: WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PRACTICE Empowering Community Groups with Evaluation Skills - Jean Ann Linney and Abraham Wandersman The Prevention Plus III Model Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation - Margret A Dugan Lessons Learned in Training and Technical Assistance The Plan Quality Index - Frances D Butterfoss et al An Empowerment Evaluation Tool for Measuring and Improving the Quality of Plans Building Community Capacity with Evaluation Activities That Empower - Steven W Mayer PART SIX: CONCLUSION Conclusion - David M Fetterman Reflections on Emergent Themes and the Next Steps