The politics of evaluation: Participation and policy implementation
Published:
19 January 2005
Online ISBN:
9781447303954
Print ISBN:
9781861346063
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Introduction Introduction
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The evaluator's posture The evaluator's posture
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Less is more Less is more
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What gives life here? What gives life here?
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
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References References
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Chapter
Seven Discovery through dialogue and appreciative inquiry: a participative evaluation framework for project development
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109–118
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Published:19 January 2005
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Cousin, Glynis, Judith Cousin, and Frances Deepwell, 'Discovery through dialogue and appreciative inquiry: a participative evaluation framework for project development', in David Taylor, and Susan Balloch (eds), The politics of evaluation: Participation and policy implementation (Bristol , 2005; online edn, Policy Press Scholarship Online, 22 Mar. 2012), https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861346063.003.0008, accessed 22 July 2026.
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Abstract
This chapter explores the role of the evaluator working within inevitable external constraints. It advocates a theory driven perspective that positions the evaluator and project members as teachers and learners within a shared project. It emphasises what works as opposed to the barriers to development. It identifies a range of techniques that can be effectively deployed in both community and classroom settings, including narrative inquiry, leading to the positive conclusion that participatory evaluation can benefit all involved if carried out in the spirit of a learning partnership.
Keywords:
participative evaluation framework, project development, community, classroom, partnership
Subject
Social Research and Statistics
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Policy Press Scholarship Online
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