Using Evaluation to Effect Social Change
Looking Through a Community Psychology Lens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12470466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James R Cook (0000-0003-0456-8085, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-117 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1098-2140 • E-ISSN: 1557-0878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1098214014558504 |
| OpenAlex | W1987816860 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 11 |
Program evaluation is generally viewed as a set of mechanisms for collecting and using information to learn about projects, policies and programs, to understand their effects as well as the manner in which they are implemented. AEA has espoused principles for evaluation that place emphasis on competent, honest inquiry that respects the security, dignity and self-worth of respondents, program participants, clients, and other evaluation stakeholders. For community psychology, program evaluation is conceptualized as a strategy for effecting social change and promoting social justice. Examples of “evaluation as change strategy” are provided, with specific suggestions for how evaluators can increase the likelihood that evaluation efforts can lead to successful community changes
Dignity · Economic Justice · Evaluation methods · Management science · Political science · Program evaluation · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Social change · Sociology · Theory of change · Applied Psychology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
Programas de intervención y replicabilidad
Impactos de las experiencias municipales de participación infantil y adolescente según los técnicos y técnicas locales
Mapping Evaluation Use
Evaluation in the field of early childhood development
A Social-‐Justice Informed Evaluation of a Mentorship-Based Program Pairing At-Risk Youth and Holocaust Survivors
The Role of Evaluation Theory and Practice in Narrowing the Research-to-Practice Gap
Community engagement
| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |