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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"participatory evaluation"”.
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A Participatory Evaluation of a Development NGO in Nicaragua
International development has been a central aspect of foreign policy from the "developed" to the "less-developed" world for more than fifty years. Despite several trillions of dollars being spent for the ambiguous purpose that is "development," poverty and suffering have yet to be eliminated. With …
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An investigation of the organizational effects of internal participatory evaluation.
This study investigated internal participators' evaluation as an intervention to enhance organizational learning capacity. In particular, this study examined the nature and causes of observed effects. A national, not-for-profit training organization where the present study's author was employed, …
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A practical-participatory evaluation of a racial diversity education program for police recruits
The purpose of this study was to use a practical–participatory evaluative method (Cousins & Whitmore, 1998) to develop and critically evaluate a diversity education program for police recruits. The Policing in a Multiracial Society Program (PMSP) was developed on the basis of the literature and …
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Participatory evaluation of the Bachelor of Indigenous Knowledge System at the University of Venda
… in the globalized knowledge economy. A participatory evaluation study, which employed Action Learning and Action Research approach was conducted. Data was generated through an adapted Appreciative SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) process, which entailed …
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Using a participatory evaluation framework for building evaluation capacity in youth houses in Morocco
… The Moroccan Ministry of Youth and Sports made evaluation a pivotal component of its 2030 vision. Yet, it does not involve any mandates for internal evaluations. Given the fierce competition for grants and efforts for more financial accountability, funders now require organizations to be able to …
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Theory Building Through Praxis Discourse: A Theory- And Practice-Informed Model of Transformative Participatory Evaluation
<p>Stakeholder participation in evaluation, where the evaluator engages stakeholders in the process, is prevalent in evaluation practice and is an important focus of evaluation research. Cousins and Whitmore proposed a bifurcation of participatory evaluation into the two streams of transformative …
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Virtual insights : the design, development and evaluation of a strategy for online communication in teacher professional development
… the process of the design, development and evaluation of a strategy for online communication within a model of professional development for teachers and the results of an eight-month pilot project involving two school teams. The pilot project involved two school teams and an online process …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Akehlulwalutho Pineapple and Vegetables Cooperative toward socio-economic development
… socio-economic development. The study uses participatory evaluation to explore the effectiveness of the Akehlulwalutho Pineapple and Vegetable Cooperative to pursue socio-economic development, women empowerment, and building a sustainable land-based living. Participatory evaluation is an …
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Prevention of Domestic Solid Waste that Cause Environmental Pollution at Bagara ward, In Babati Town District
… on the daily sanitation planning. Monitoring and evaluation involves the Participatory Monitoring accompanied with monitoring methodologies, monitoring tools such as interview, direct observation and questionnaire. Evaluation involved the Participatory Evaluation, Formative evaluation and …
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An investigation of environmental education instructors: motivations, autonomy, experience, and their influences on student outcomes
… staff, including the implementing of participatory evaluation processes; (2) encourage instructors to take "ownership" of programming, such that they continue to practice and develop competence over time; (3) increase instructor autonomy as they gain further experience.
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Introducing a Revenue-Generating Program: A Post-Compulsory Cinderella Story
… Lewin’s three-step model and monitored through participatory evaluation.
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Evaluating micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) development programmes in Mexico: a practical participatory approach
This thesis is about a participatory approach to evaluation of development programmes for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Mexico. It advocates the use of intangible factors (stakeholders' claims, concerns and issues) and the participation of stakeholders in the process of …
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Changing Contexts of Children and Young People’s Participation in Evaluation: Case Studies in Nepal and the UK
… linked to process in children’s participation in evaluation, using case study research. The cases vary in political and cultural contexts, institutional setting, timeframe and my own positionality in the evaluations. The rights-based evaluations revisited include: DFID funded Rights through …
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Evaluation that Empowers: An iterative investigation of how organisations can become evaluation-minded
… of my concern that the dominant discourse about evaluation in the UK limits how it is defined, recognised and practised. It is a discourse which primarily values performance, accountability, results and value for money. In this research, ‘Evaluation that Empowers’ (EtE) aims to present a …
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El aprendizaje práctico para el fortalecimiento de las estrategias educativas en la formulación de proyectos comunitarios en estudiantes de la Licenciatura en Trabajo Social de la Facultad Multidisciplinaria Paracentral de la Universidad de El salvador, durante el ciclo II-2025
… related to the design, implementation, and evaluation of community projects, as diagnostic assessments conducted in previous cycles revealed conceptual, methodological, and procedural limitations in student performance. In response to these challenges, a pedagogical approach based on …
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Exploring How Program Community Members Are Engaged in Evaluation Projects
… engage program community members in their evaluation projects. While there are ongoing debates on its efficacy, evaluation engagement is a widely discussed topic among evaluation practitioners and scholars. However, despite the growth in the literature surrounding engaging program community …
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Wise Practices in Indigenous Program Evaluation
… explores approaches and methodologies of program evaluation in the context of Indigenous programs that are operated by or funded by non-Indigenous organizations. It asks two research questions: a) What constitutes Indigenous program evaluation? and b) How can program evaluation successfully …
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A Social Identity Theory Approach to the Acceptance of Negative Evaluation Results
… is difficult for stakeholders to accept negative evaluation results (Carter, 1971; Taut & Brauns, 2003). There is a need for additional research on evaluation to better understand when and why stakeholders reject negative or critical evaluation findings. Drawing on social identity theory (SIT), …
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Diseño e implementación de un modelo de evaluación interna para el proyecto europeo Equal "Definir Miranda"
El objetivo de esta investigación doctoral es diseñar e implementar la metodología de evaluación interna para el proyecto EQUAL “Definir Miranda”, incluyendo los parámetros propuestos por las administraciones nacionales y europeas, así como la elaboración de indicadores y líneas de evaluación que …
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A Case Study Of The Impact Of A Sytematic Evaluation Process In A Graduate Medical Education Residency Program
… implementation of mandatory annual program evaluation efforts to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Physicians receive scant, if any, training in program evaluation methodology. Human Performance Technology (HPT) offers models suitable for residency program evaluation as well as …