| Session Title: Strengths and Limitations of Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation Approaches |
| Think Tank Session 113 to be held in Sebastian Section I2 on Wednesday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| David Fetterman, Fetterman & Associates, fettermanassociates@gmail.com |
| Discussant(s): |
| Rita O'Sullivan, University of North Carolina, ritao@unc.edu |
| Lyn Shulha, Queens University, lyn.shulha@queensu.ca |
| Abraham Wandersman, University of South Carolina, wanderah@gwm.sc.edu |
| Liliana Rodriguez-Campos, University of South Florida, lrodriguez@coedu.usf.edu |
| Abstract: This will be a participant focused, interactive session. Members of the audience will be asked to work together and list the strengths of collaborative, participatory and empowerment evaluation approaches on poster paper. They will rotate and list the major limitations of each approach. The group will also be asked to rotate one more time and complete a list of recommendations to respond to their list of limitations. Leaders in the group will be asked to report back a summary of their findings and insights. A panel of experts in the field will respond to the lists and add their reflections concerning the lists. Panel experts will include: Collaborative Evaluators Rita O'Sullivan and Liliana Rodriguez-Campos; Participatory Evaluator Lyn Shulha, and Empowerment Evaluators David Fetterman and Abraham Wandersman. |