Emphasizing Cultural Competence in Evaluation: A Process-Oriented Approach

Autor/inn/en	Botcheva, Luba; Shih, Johanna; Huffman, Lynne C.
Titel	Emphasizing Cultural Competence in Evaluation: A Process-Oriented Approach
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 30 (2009) 2, S.176-188 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214009334363
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Competence; Evaluation Research; Research Methodology; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Research Design; Cultural Relevance; Indigenous Knowledge; Team Sports; Athletes; Youth Programs; Consciousness Raising; Experimenter Characteristics; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kompetenz; Evaluationsforschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsdesign; Mannschaftssport; Athlet; Jugendsofortprogramm; Bewusstseinsbildung; Simbabwe
Abstract	This paper describes a process-oriented approach to culturally competent evaluation, focusing on a case study of an evaluation of an HIV/AIDS educational program in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. We suggest that cultural competency in evaluation is not a function of a static set of prescribed steps but is achieved via ongoing reflection, correction, and adaptation. The aim of these processes is to attain the "best fit" possible between evaluation goals, methods, and cultural context. Three main ingredients in a process-oriented approach to culturally competent evaluation are discussed: collaboration, reflective adaptation, and contextual analysis. In addition, since evaluators face constraints set by funders and other stakeholders, we suggest that cultural competence is best viewed as a continuum. An evaluator's goal should be to "move across the continuum" in order to achieve the highest level of cultural competency possible given the unique parameters of every evaluation. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10