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Session Title: New Developments in Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation
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Panel Session 400 to be held in Centennial Section E on Thursday, Nov 6, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG
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| David Fetterman,
Stanford University,
davidf@stanford.edu
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| Discussant(s):
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| Christina Christie,
Claremont Graduate University,
tina.christie@cgu.edu
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| Abstract:
This session is designed to share some of the most recent developments in collaborative, participatory, and empowerment approaches to evaluation. Recognized leaders of each area will present the latest developments in their area. Liliana Rodriguez-Campo and Rita O'Sullivan will represent the collaborative camp. Lyn Shulha will present developments in participatory evaluation. David Fetterman and Abraham Wandersman will represent the empowerment evaluation approach. Christina Christie will compare theories associated with these approaches. The process will include a participatory component. In addition to a question and answer component, the session will invite members of the audience to participate and share their insights and experience. Topics will include process use to online surveys.
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Collaborative Evaluation: A Step-By-Step Model for Improving Collaborative Evaluations
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| Liliana Rodriguez Campos,
University of South Florida,
lrodriguez@coedu.usf.edu
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| Rita O'Sullivan,
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill,
ritao@email.unc.edu
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This session will be presented by Liliana Rodriguez-Campos and Rita O'Sullivan. The focus will be on two areas: 1) specific steps that have been refined to enhance the process of conducting collaborative evaluations; and 2) recent innovations and developments associated with practice in the field.
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Participatory Evaluation: Moving Beyond Technical Skills to Help Guiding Participatory Evaluators
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| Lyn Shulha,
Queen's University at Kingston,
shulhal@educ.queensu.ca
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This session about latest developments in participatory evaluation step beyond the mechanical steps and skills associated with conducting participatory evaluations. Guiding principles, value orientations, and related topics will be highlighted to enhance actual practice.
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Empowerment Evaluation: New Developments Ranging from Translating Findings to Policy Makers to Interactive Web-based Tools
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| David Fetterman,
Stanford University,
davidf@stanford.edu
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| Abraham Wandersman,
University of South Carolina,
wandersman@sc.edu
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This session will highlight recent developments in the area of empowerment evaluation. David Fetterman will discuss recent developments associated with translating empowerment evaluation findings into the language of policy makers. Specifically, he will focus on his work in the area of tobacco prevention, translating the number of people who quit smoking into dollars saved in terms of excess medical expenses. He will also highlight the new Arkansas Evaluation Center, focusing on empowerment evaluation. Abraham Wandersman will present recent developments associated with iGTO or interactive Getting to Outcome. This is a 10 step approach to empowerment evaluation on the web. He will present recent efforts to use this tool in 48 coalitions and two states.
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Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation: Comparing and Contrasting Theories
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| Christina Christie,
Claremont Graduate University,
tina.christie@cgu.edu
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This presentation will highlight underlying theories associated with collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluation. Issues associated with social justice, capacity building, and self-determination, will explored. Similarities and differences will be highlighted.
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