Capturing the Added Value of Participatory Evaluation

Autor/in	Odera, Erica L.
Titel	Capturing the Added Value of Participatory Evaluation
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 42 (2021) 2, S.201-220 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Odera, Erica L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214020910265
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Participation; Youth Programs; Experience; Differences; Evaluation Methods; College Students; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Teilnahme; Jugendsofortprogramm; Erfahrung; Unterscheiden; Collegestudent
Abstract	Narrative case studies have shown that, when people are involved in an evaluation of a program they are part of, it can change how they experience the program. This study used a quasi-experiment to test this proposition empirically in the context a participatory action research curriculum called Youth as Researchers. Half of all Youth as Researcher groups engaged in a participatory evaluation (PE) of their program experience through writing reflective essays, creating their own evaluation questions, and conducting peer interviews. The other half served as control groups and did not engage in the PE activities. Pre-/posttest surveys and focus group data were used to assess differences among the experimental and control groups. Study results show that participants in the experiment had important differences in their experiences in the program as a result of participation in the evaluation. Implications for future practice and research are also explored. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01