Empowerment evaluation : knowledge and tools for self-assessment & accountability

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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Empowerment Evaluation - David M Fetterman An Introduction to Theory and Practice PART TWO: BREADTH AND SCOPE Empowerment Evaluation and Accelerated Schools - Henry M Levin Empowerment Evaluation and the W K Kellogg Foundation - Ricardo A Millett PART THREE: CONTEXT Empowerment Evaluation and State Government - Joyce Keller Moving from Resistance to Adoption The HIV Prevention Evaluation Initiative - Cynthia Gomez and Ellen Goldstein A Model for Collaborative and Empowerment Evaluation Empowerment Evaluation - Cheryl Grills et al Building upon a Tradition of Activism in the African American Community Realizing Participant Empowerment in the Evaluation of Nonprofit Women's Services Organizations - Arlene B Andrews Notes from the Front Line PART FOUR: THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORKS Empowering Community Health Initiatives through Evaluation - Stephen B Fawcett et al Empowerment Evaluation at Federal and Local Levels - Robert K Yin, Shakeh J Kaftarian, and Nancy F Jacobs Dealing with Quality Evaluation and Self-Direction in Community Prevention Coalitions - John F Stevenson, Roger E Mitchell, and Paul Florin Fairness, Liberty, and Empowerment Evaluation - Dennis E Mithaug PART FIVE: WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PRACTICE Empowering Community Groups with Evaluation Skills - Jean Ann Linney and Abraham Wandersman The Prevention Plus III Model Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation - Margret A Dugan Lessons Learned in Training and Technical Assistance The Plan Quality Index - Frances D Butterfoss et al An Empowerment Evaluation Tool for Measuring and Improving the Quality of Plans Building Community Capacity with Evaluation Activities That Empower - Steven W Mayer PART SIX: CONCLUSION Conclusion - David M Fetterman Reflections on Emergent Themes and the Next Steps