Unequal Power—Changing Landscapes: Negotiations between Evaluation Stakeholders in Latino Communities
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Evaluation
- Vol. 23 (1), 33-44
- https://doi.org/10.1177/109821400202300104
Abstract
The analyses presented in this article are based on the authors’ experiences over the past 5 years evaluating community initiatives located in several low-income, California Latino communities. The dynamic interactions between major stakeholder groups including funders, community-based organization staff, community members, and evaluators are examined through a context-sensitive lens. A case study of El Centro Familiar provides a vehicle for presenting our roles as an interpreters, translators, mediators, and storytellers. The challenges of blending a critical theory social science approach with community-focused evaluation practice form the basis of the discussion.Keywords
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