Empowerment evaluation: building communities of practice and a culture of learning.

Full Abstract

Empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. Program participants--including clients--conduct their own evaluations:
an outside evaluator often serves as a coach or additional facilitator depending on internal program capabilities. Empowerment evaluation has three steps:
1) establishing a mission; 2) taking stock; and 3) planning for the future. These three steps build capacity. They also build a sense of community, often referred to as communities of practice. Empowerment evaluation also helps to create a culture of learning and evaluation within an organization or community.

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Author information

Author/s: Fetterman, David M (DM);

Affiliation: School of Education, Stanford University, California 94305-3096, USA. davidf@stanford.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Addresses

Journal: American journal of community psychology (Am J Community Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 30 (issue 1) : pp 89-102

Dates: Created 2002/04/03; Completed 2002/07/25; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11928779, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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