Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self-Assessment and Accountability [Paperback]

David M. Fetterman (Editor), Shakeh Kaftarian (Editor), Abraham Wandersman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076190025X | ISBN-13: 978-0761900252 | Publication Date: October 25, 1995 | Edition: 1

Empowerment evaluation - a method for using evaluation concepts, techniques and findings to foster improvement and self-determination - is the focus of this book. After an examination of the method as it has been adopted in academic and foundation settings, the book looks at the various contexts in which empowerment evaluation is conducted, ranging from resistant environments to responsive environments. Critical concerns in empowerment evaluation, such as the role of empowerment theory and multiple levels of empowerment from individual to societal, are then discussed. The book also provides tools and technical assistance needed to conduct empowerment evaluation. The concluding section of the book serves to strengthen the links between empow

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About the Author

David M. Fetterman is CEO of Fetterman & Associates, consultants who provide evaluation services nationally and internationally, including for the U.S. Department of Education, the states of Arkansas and California, a variety of local level programs, and international programs in a range of countries. His agency also provides workshops and technical assistance training. David Fetterman was previously the Director of Evaluation in the School of Medicine at Stanford University, Director of Evaluation for Career Development and Alumni Relations in the School of Education, and Director of the MA Policy Analysis and Evaluation Program, also in the School of Education. He is co-chair of the Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation topical interest group of the American Evaluation Association. He is the author of a number of books including Ethnography: Step-by-Step (SAGE, 2009), Foundations of Empowerment Evaluation (SAGE, 2000), and co-editor with Abraham Wandesman of Empowerment Evaluation: Principles in Practice (Guilford, 2004) and with Shakeh Kaftarian and Abraham Wandesman of Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge and Tools for Self-Assessment & Accountability (SAGE, 1996).

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (October 25, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076190025X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761900252
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)