Empowerment evaluation - a method for using evaluation concepts, techniques and findings to foster improvement and self-determination - is the focus of this book. After an examination of the method as it has been adopted in academic and foundation settings, the book looks at the various contexts in which empowerment evaluation is conducted, ranging from resistant environments to responsive environments. Critical concerns in empowerment evaluation, such as the role of empowerment theory and multiple levels of empowerment from individual to societal, are then discussed. The book also provides tools and technical assistance needed to conduct empowerment evaluation. The concluding section of the book serves to strengthen the links between empowerment evaluation and community-capacity building.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEWEmpowerment Evaluation - David M Fetterman An Introduction to Theory and PracticePART TWO: BREADTH AND SCOPEEmpowerment Evaluation and Accelerated Schools - Henry M LevinEmpowerment Evaluation and the W K Kellogg Foundation - Ricardo A MillettPART THREE: CONTEXTEmpowerment Evaluation and State Government - Joyce Keller Moving from Resistance to AdoptionThe HIV Prevention Evaluation Initiative - Cynthia Gómez and Ellen Goldstein A Model for Collaborative and Empowerment EvaluationEmpowerment Evaluation - Cheryl Grills et al Building upon a Tradition of Activism in the African American CommunityRealizing Participant Empowerment in the Evaluation of Nonprofit Women's Services Organizations - Arlene B Andrews Notes from the Front LinePART FOUR: THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORKSEmpowering Community Health Initiatives through Evaluation - Stephen B Fawcett et alEmpowerment Evaluation at Federal and Local Levels - Robert K Yin, Shakeh J Kaftarian, and Nancy F Jacobs Dealing with QualityEvaluation and Self-Direction in Community Prevention Coalitions - John F Stevenson, Roger E Mitchell, and Paul FlorinFairness, Liberty, and Empowerment Evaluation - Dennis E MithaugPART FIVE: WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PRACTICEEmpowering Community Groups with Evaluation Skills - Jean Ann Linney and Abraham Wandersman The Prevention Plus III ModelParticipatory and Empowerment Evaluation - Margret A Dugan Lessons Learned in Training and Technical AssistanceThe Plan Quality Index - Frances D Butterfoss et al An Empowerment Evaluation Tool for Measuring and Improving the Quality of PlansBuilding Community Capacity with Evaluation Activities That Empower - Steven W MayerPART SIX: CONCLUSIONConclusion - David M Fetterman Reflections on Emergent Themes and the Next Steps