Empiricism provides the backbone of knowledge creation within
social science disciplines (e.g., psychology, sociology) and
applied domains of study (e.g., education, administration) alike.
Yet, relative to such domains of inquiry, comparatively little
empirical research on evaluation has occurred, and the research
knowledge base been infrequently synthesized and integrated to
influence theory and practice. The proposed book aims to fill this
void with regard to participatory evaluation, a set of
collaborative approaches to evaluation that is receiving
considerable attention of late, including a growing body of
empirical studies. The authors begin in Part 1 with the delineation
of a widely known and familiar conceptual framework for
participatory evaluation. They then use the framework in Part 2 as
a guide to conducting an extensive review of the extant empirical
knowledge base in participatory evaluation, culminating in a
thematic analysis of what we know about the approach. In Part 3 the
authors focus on methodological considerations of doing research on
participatory evaluation through a critique of existing studies and
an explication of design choices drawn from their own research
program. The book concludes in Part 4 with implications for moving
the field forward in terms of important research questions,
methodological direction and evaluation practice. This book will be
of central interest to evaluation theorists and to those who choose
to conduct research on evaluation; appeal will be conceptual and
methodological. It will provide excellent supplementary reading for
graduate students, many of whom seek to develop empirical studies
on evaluation as part of their graduate programs. Rife with
examples of participatory evaluation in practice, and practical
implications, the book will also benefit evaluation practitioners
with an interest in evaluation capacity building and participatory
and collaborative approaches to practice.
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