Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work: Theory and Practice

Description: Introduction; What is youth work?; What are youth work outcomes?; Overview of book; PART I. Evaluation: Nature, Politics and Tensions; Chapter 1: What is Evaluation?; Unpacking `evaluation¿; What is evaluation for?; Different paradigmatic approaches; The evolving nature of evaluation; Introducing `Theory of Change¿; The problem with evaluation; Chapter 2: The Politics of Evaluation; The political context; Understanding `impact¿; Shared measurement; What counts as `evidence¿?; Chapter 3: Practitioners¿ Tensions and Dilemmas; Generating data replaces `real¿ work; Accounting systems are reductionist; Funder-led practice; Tensions between targets and authenticity; Tensions between targets and values; PART II. Participatory Evaluation; Chapter 4: What is Participatory Evaluation?; Defining participatory evaluation; Underpinning philosophy and values; Developments in participatory evaluation; Participation and empowerment; Models of participation; Making the case for participatory evaluation in youth and community work; Chapter 5: Participatory Evaluation Approaches; Similarities and distinguishing features; Empowerment evaluation; Empowerment evaluation in practice; Collaborative evaluation; Collaborative evaluation in practice; Democratic evaluation; Democratic evaluation in practice; The challenges associated with stakeholder involvement; Chapter 6: Transformative Evaluation; Rationale; Theoretical foundations; Transformative evaluation in practice; The four stages of Transformative Evaluation; Challenges associated with transformative evaluation; Tried and tested; Chapter 7: Learning in Participatory Evaluation; Learning and accountability: A dichotomy?; Learning in evaluation; Five types of `process use¿; Learning in the moment; Learning through collective reflection; Empowerment; PART III. Participatory Evaluation in Practice; Chapter 8: Preparing for Evaluation; Clarifying and articulating purpose; Developing a theory of change; Considering ethics; Engaging stakeholders; Resources; Chapter 9: Data in Participatory Evaluation; Who `generates¿ data?; What data are needed?; Quantitative and qualitative data; Issues of trustworthiness in participatory evaluation; Factors influencing decisions about data generation methods; Chapter 10: Methods for Generating Data; Questionnaires; Interviews; Observation; Story-telling; Chapter 11: Analysing Data; Approaches to data analysis; Analysing quantitative data; Analysing qualitative data; Content analysis; Coding data and generating themes; Content analysis in Transformative Evaluation; Involving stakeholders in data analysis; Chapter 12: Sharing Knowledge; Voice, audience and message; Writing an evaluation report; Other forms of sharing knowledge; Meta-evaluation: Sharing learning about evaluation; Conclusion; Index

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