An Empowerment Evaluation Approach to Implementing With Quality at Scale The Quality Implementation Process and Tools

2015 ◽  
pp. 259-294
Author(s):  
Andrea E. Lamont ◽  
Annie Wright ◽  
Abraham Wandersman ◽  
Debra Hamm
Keyword(s):  
Implementation Process ◽  
Empowerment Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Approach

scholarly journals Empowerment Evaluation: A Case Study of Citywide Implementation Within an HIV Prevention Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Phillips ◽  
Peter Lindeman ◽  
Christian N. Adames ◽  
Emily Bettin ◽  
Christopher Bayston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Empowerment Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Similar Work ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Learning Focused

HIV continues to significantly impact the health of communities, particularly affecting racially and ethnically diverse men who have sex with men and transgender women. In response, health departments often fund a number of community organizations to provide each of these subgroups with comprehensive and culturally responsive services. To this point, evaluators have focused on individual interventions but have largely overlooked the complex environment in which these interventions are implemented, including other programs funded to do similar work. The Evaluation Center was funded by the City of Chicago in 2015 to conduct a citywide evaluation of all HIV prevention programming. This article will describe our novel approach to adapt the principles and methods of the empowerment evaluation approach, to effectively engage with 20 city-funded prevention programs to collect and synthesize multisite evaluation data, and ultimately build capacity at these organizations to foster a learning-focused community.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING TAHFIDZ AL-QUR'AN LEARNING PROGRAMS IN INTEGRATED ISLAMIC BASIC SCHOOLS OF DOD DELI SERDANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Fakhruddin Azmi ◽  
Mesiono Mesiono ◽  
Abd Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Teacher Attendance ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Teacher Ability

This study aims to evaluate the implementation process of the tahfizh Alquran learning program at SDIT DOD Deli Serdang through one of the components of the CIPP evaluation model, namely, Process Evaluation. The research question is focused on; 1. How is the implementation of the Tahfzih Al-Quran learning program? 2. What are the supporting factors for the implementation of the Tahfzih Al-Quran Learning Program, and 3. What are the inhibiting factors for the implementation of the Tahfzih Al-Quran learning program at SDIT DOD Deli Serdang? This research was conducted at SDIT DOD Deli Serdang. This study used a qualitative research method with an evaluation approach as the blade of analysis. Sources of data were obtained from the head of the foundation, the principal, the deputy principal, the tahfizh teachers, the homeroom teacher and assistant, the students' parents, and the students, through three methods, namely observation, interviews, and documents. The results of this study are that the implementation of the program has not been as planned, the teacher has not mastered the learning material, the learning method varies with the adjustment of the student's ability level, has not used electronic-based learning media, the students have not been able to follow the memorization target, and not all students can repeat/learn ' ah memorization. Supporting factors for the Alquran tahfizh program at SDIT DOD Deli Serdang; The willingness of teachers to improve the quality of themselves in tahsin and tahfizh of the Koran, concern for parents, the establishment of a tahfizh Al-Quran learning program as part of the school's vision and mission, the enthusiasm of teachers in improving self-quality in reading and memorizing the Koran, communication between teachers and parents. Inhibiting factors for the Alquran tahfizh program at SDIT DOD Deli Serdang; Lack of budget, teacher quality, transfer students, teacher attendance, teacher ability, parents' ability Koran, school facilities, on average students have career parents. There is no awareness of students to repeat their memorization.

Application of a Multisite Empowerment Evaluation Approach to Increase Evaluation Capacity Among HIV Services Providers: Results From Project Pride in Chicago

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-S5
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Beach ◽  
Emma Reidy ◽  
Rachel Marro ◽  
Amy K. Johnson ◽  
Peter Lindeman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Empowerment Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Capacity ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
National Initiative ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Building Activities

In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded Project PrIDE, a national initiative to implement and evaluate demonstration projects to increase PrEP uptake among HIV-negative individuals and to re-engage HIV-positive individuals in HIV care. Our team served as the Evaluation Center for Project PrIDE organizations in Chicago and used an empowerment evaluation (EE) approach to enhance evaluation capacity at these organizations. To evaluate our approach, we assessed organizations' evaluation capacity and engagement in technical assistance and capacity building activities in 2016 and 2018. Respondents who self-reported higher engagement with the Evaluation Center and who spent a greater number of hours engaged with our evaluators experienced greater increases in evaluation capacity tied to implementation of evaluation activities and technical assistance utilization. These findings demonstrate that multisite EE can be successfully applied to increase the evaluation capacity of organizations providing both HIV prevention and care services.

Participatory evaluation is the sea eagle looking “long way wide eyed”

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Rogers ◽  
Nea Harrison ◽  
Therese Puruntatameri ◽  
Alberta Puruntatameri ◽  
Joan Meredith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Empowerment Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Direct Benefits ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

Participatory evaluation can be embedded in programs to support good governance and facilitate informed decision making in Aboriginal communities in remote and urban contexts. An Aboriginal Elder from the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia described participatory evaluation as a sea eagle looking “long way wide eyed.” The metaphor refers to the long-term and broad approach undertaken when a complex community development program used participatory processes to build evaluation capacity and solve problems. The evaluation approach ensured the program was inclusive, responsive, empowering, and resulted in direct benefits for the communities. This article addresses the lack of literature on applying developmental and empowerment evaluation approaches in practice by describing the methods, tools, and use of evaluation findings. The value of participating for the community members and partner organizations is shared and the benefits and implications for participants and the evaluator are discussed. The authors hope this article inspires practitioners and evaluators to consider participatory ways of working with communities to support community directed action and social change.

Virtual Reality in Interior Design Education

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Martin Meggs ◽  
Annette Greer ◽  
Sharon Collins
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
On Line

This paper describes an implementation process of Second Life (SL) virtual reality as a pedagogical tool in an interior design foundations course. SL was found to advance learning, collaboration, engagement, and critical thinking among students who brought disparate levels of preparation. The case study presented represents a process evaluation approach, documenting and analyzing the development and implementation of the curriculum within an environment that was new to most stakeholders. Output measures reported include student evaluations of the course, peer evaluations of student products, and final grades. Important to successful incorporation of SL in interior design instruction is ensuring that the training students receive in SL align with the assignments they are expected to complete. Also important is the ongoing, cooperative support of university technical staff in providing the needed training and developing the virtual environment. Effective, informative hard-copy and on-line visual aids for students unfamiliar with SL or other virtual reality applications are also necessary. Alignment of SL activities and the course curriculum into a workable sequence was achieved by trial and error during two years of development. Since incorporating SL, the researchers have found that virtual reality enhances student engagement and outcomes.

Dynamic Evaluation of Wind Turbine Health Condition Based on Multi-Source Information Fusion

2012 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 607-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Liang Dong ◽  
Cheng Cheng Wang ◽  
Qi Yun Pan
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Information Fusion ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Source Information ◽  
Operation Condition ◽  
Dynamic Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Condition Evaluation

Due to highly complex and non-stationary operation condition, a dynamic wind turbine health condition evaluation approach based on multi-source information fusion is recommended. The uncertainty and incompletion of evaluation factors are fully considered, both qualitative and quantitative evidences are integrated. A case study is provided to illustrate the implementation process of the dynamic evaluation approach for wind turbine health condition. It is shown that the proposed approach offers a flexible and effective way of wind turbine health condition evaluation and the result can be used as a support for condition based maintenance decision.

Experiential Education and Empowerment Evaluation: Mars Rover Educational Program Case Example

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Fetterman ◽  
Cassie Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Education ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Mars Rover ◽  
Educational Tools ◽  
Empowerment Evaluation ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
City Schools ◽  
Recent Evaluation

Experiential education and empowerment evaluation are in alignment conceptually and in practice. They represent mutually reinforcing educational tools with similar values. The purpose of this discussion is to present the basics of this evaluation approach and demonstrate how user-friendly it was in a recent evaluation of an experiential program. Empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. Program participants conduct their own evaluations with the assistance of an evaluator. Empowerment evaluation has been adopted in a wide array of settings, including tribal reservations, inner city schools, higher education, non-profit programs, and the Environmental Protection Agency. An experiential education program designed to mirror an end-to-end mission on Mars, called LAPIS, is the case example used to highlight the steps and illustrate the effectiveness of empowerment evaluation in experiential education. This case demonstrates how empowerment evaluation is a natural match for experiential education programs.

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