Empowerment Evaluation

Adapted From a Power Point by

Dr. David M. FettermanDirector of Evaluation

School of MedicineStanford University

By:

Donna DeNoble & spell your name here

The Basics of Evaluation (According to Fetterman)

Definitions of EvaluationMerit and Worth and/or ImprovementPurpose: Development, Accountability,

and KnowledgeLens: Who is in Charge or Control?Capacity Building, Organizational

Learning

Logic Step of Evaluation

Goal or Purpose (specific to the program)

Baseline - where are things before the interventionProgram or InterventionMeasurement (including criteria)ProcessOutcomes & Impacts

Tripartite Partnership

CommunityEvaluatorDonor

Types of Evaluation

ExternalComplianceIndependent Judgment

InternalEngage Participants (process use)

Participatory, Collaborative & Empowerment

Designs & Methods

Experimental Design (treatment-control)Ethnographic (descriptive)Survey (pre and post-test)Interviews & Focus Groups

Flow of Activities

GoalsBaselineProgram (intervention processes)OutcomesImpacts

Empowerment Evaluation

3 Steps

1. Mission2. Taking Stock3. Planning for the Future

Mission

Facilitate development of the mission statementGroup valuesDemocratic processMaking meaning & giving voice

Taking Stock: Part I

List activitiesPrioritize (dots)Activities

Interim Measures and 2nd Data Point

Taking Stock Represents the BaselinePlans for the Future represent

InterventionInterim Measures - Feedback Loop -

Midcourse Corrections2nd Taking Stock is a 2nd Data Point -

Comparing Change Over Time as a Group

Planning for the Future

GoalsStrategiesEvidence

Summary

MissionValues and focus

Taking StockBaseline

Plans for the FutureBlueprint for actionMonitoring change over time

Technology to Facilitate Evaluation

Online Survey SoftwareDigital Photography and Digital VideoFilesharing - Yahoo Briefcase and iDiskVirtual Conference SpaceVideoconferencing on the InternetWeb Broadcasting - Yahoo Webcam

Technology

Empowerment Web

Charter membersNewslettersFree software and web links to conduct

self-assessmentBook reviewsURL

www.stanford.edu/~davidf/empowermentevaluation.html