Conducting Program Evaluation with Hispanics in Rural Settings: Ethical Issues and Evaluation Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Loi, Claudia X. Aguado; McDermott, Robert J.
Titel	Conducting Program Evaluation with Hispanics in Rural Settings: Ethical Issues and Evaluation Challenges
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 41 (2010) 4, S.252-256 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
Schlagwörter	Evaluators; Program Evaluation; Agricultural Laborers; Rural Areas; Ethics; Health Education; Hispanic Americans; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Socioeconomic Status; Undocumented Immigrants; Cultural Awareness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Agricultural labourers; Landarbeiter; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ethik; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	Conducting evaluations that are both valid and ethical is imperative for the support and sustainability of programs that address underserved and vulnerable populations. A key component is to have evaluators who are knowledgeable about relevant cultural issues and sensitive to population needs. Hispanics in rural settings are vulnerable for many reasons but especially because of language issues, differences in cultural beliefs and socioeconomic barriers. Additional factors, such as cultural proclivity to be deferential to authority figures and the possibility of having an undocumented alien status also are important issues for Hispanics living and working in rural communities. Because migrant farm workers comprise a large part of Hispanics living in rural areas, attention to the sensitive issues surrounding this population is paramount during program evaluations. This paper highlights ethical issues pertinent to program evaluations involving Hispanics residing in rural settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10