Participatory Action Research: Involving "All the Players" in Evaluation and Change

Contributing Organization(s): Ford Foundation


Author(s)/Creator(s): Craig McGarvey

Publishing Date: 2007-07-01

Issue Areas: Nonprofits and Philanthropy

Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2007 GrantCraft. All rights reserved.

Access Note: The guide is part of GrantCraft's series on evaluation techniques. A brief (one-time) registration is required to download a free PDF copy of the guide. The guide is also available for sale in hard-copy through the GrantCraft Store's website: http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID;=1085

Available at: http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid;=912
"In so many evaluations," said a program officer, "no one thinks to ask the users." Participatory action research offers grantmakers a way to do so. It engages all parties in all aspects of an evaluation, from defining the problem to gathering and analyzing data to preparing recommendations. In this guide, we share information about this unique evaluation method and how grantmakers used it to evaluate programs in agriculture, early childhood development, and immigration. This guide includes sections on: ensuring a rigorous approach and objective results; developing trusting partnerships as part of an evaluation; building the conditions for a successful PAR evaluation; two mini-case studies.

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Access Note: The guide is part of GrantCraft's series on evaluation techniques. A brief (one-time) registration is required to download a free PDF copy of the guide. The guide is also available for sale in hard-copy through the GrantCraft Store's website: http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID;=1085

Available at: http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid;=912
Intended Audience: Advocates; College/University Professors; General Public; Researchers

Type/Format: CaseStudy; Evaluation; Whitepaper

Language code: English

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