Title

Aligning collaborative and culturally responsive evaluation approaches

Authors

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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