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Foundations of Empowerment Evaluation
- David M. Fetterman - Fetterman & Associates
November 2000 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. David M Fetterman explores its background and theory and goes on to present the three steps of empowerment evaluation: establishing a mission statement about a programme; taking stock; and charting a course for the future, while using case studies to highlight these steps in practice.
Introduction
Background and Theory
Three Steps
Four Case Examples
A High Stakes Case Example
The Standards
Caveats
A Dialogue
The World Wide Web
Conclusion
"Fetterman offers down-to-earth, clearly written descriptions and explanations of an approach that reconciles the contingencies of organizational practice with the standards and principles of evaluation accountability. He adroitly bridges the gap between the subjectivity of self-evaluation and the objectivity of external evaluation by showing with case examples and detailed methods, forms, and narrative why empowerment evaluation extends the reach of standard evaluation practice."
Teachers College, Columbia University
"Professor Fetterman’s book should be ready by all practicing evaluators and scholars in evaluation. It will very likely open the minds of traditional evaluators to new functions and roles of evaluation."
Columbia University