Foundations of Empowerment Evaluation

<p>Employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies empowerment evaluation is the use of evaluation concepts techniques and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. David M. Fetterman explores its background and theory and goes on to present the three steps of empowerment evaluation: establishing a mission statement about a program; taking stock; and charting a course for the future while using case studies to highlight these steps in practice. <b>Foundations of Empowerment Evaluation</b> also covers standards for using EE; caveats and concerns; how to distinguish EE from other approaches using the Internet as a tool and finally looks at the strengths limitations and conditions of empowerment evaluation. </p>