Participatory Program Evaluation
Participatory program evaluation is an applied evaluation approach in which program stakeholders — staff, participants, funders, or community members — are actively involved as co-evaluators rather than passive subjects. By engaging those closest to the program in designing questions, collecting data, and interpreting findings, the approach aims to increase both the quality of the evaluation and the likelihood that findings will be understood, owned, and acted upon.
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- Cousins, J. B., & Earl, L. M. (1992). The case for participatory evaluation. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 14(4), 397–418. · DOI 10.3102/01623737014004397
- Patton, M. Q. (2008). Utilization-Focused Evaluation (4th ed.). Sage Publications. · ISBN 978-1412958066
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