Empowerment evaluation

TLDR

Empowerment evaluation uses evaluation concepts and techniques to foster self‑determination. Its goal is to help people help themselves. The approach is collaborative, improvement‑focused, flexible, and employs both qualitative and quantitative methods across diverse fields, offering training, facilitation, advocacy, illumination, and liberation.

Abstract

Empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation concepts and techniques to foster self-determination. The focus is on helping people help themselves. This evaluation approach focuses on improvement, is collaborative, and requires both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. It is also highly flexible and can be applied to evaluation in any area, including health, education, business, agriculture, microcomputers, non-profits and foundations, government, and technology. It is a multifaceted approach with many forms, including training, facilitation, advocacy, illumination, and liberation.