Aligning collaborative and culturally responsive evaluation approaches

    Authors

    K. Askew; M. G. Beverly;M. L. Jay

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Eval. Program Plan.

    Keywords

    Collaborative evaluation; Culturally responsive evaluation; Cultural; competence; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

    Abstract

    The authors, three African-American women trained as collaborative evaluators, offer a comparative analysis of collaborative evaluation (O'Sullivan, 2004) and culturally responsive evaluation approaches (Frierson, Hood, & Hughes, 2002; Kirkhart & Hopson, 2010). Collaborative evaluation techniques immerse evaluators in the cultural milieu of the program, systematically engage stakeholders and integrate their program expertise throughout the evaluation, build evaluation capacity, and facilitate the co-creation of a more complex understanding of programs. However, the authors note that without explicit attention to considerations raised in culturally responsive evaluation approaches (for example, issues of race, power, and privilege), the voices and concerns of marginalized and underserved populations may be acknowledged, but not explicitly or adequately addressed. The intentional application of collaborative evaluation techniques coupled with a culturally responsive stance enhances the responsiveness, validity and utility of evaluations, as well as the cultural competence of evaluators. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Evaluation and Program Planning

    Volume

    35

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    552

    Last Page

    557

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000305671400018

    ISSN

    0149-7189

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