Chapter 6

Question 1

The transformative paradigm or _____ branch is focused primarily on viewpoints of __________ and ______ through mixed methods to further _______ and human rights.

Answer 1

social justice; marginalized groups and interrogating systematic power structure; social justice

Question 2

Who are 4 leaders of the Social Justice Branch?

Answer 2

House, Howe, Greene, and Mertens

Question 3

The Social Justice Branch holds that ______ is the primary guiding principle guiding evaluator’s work.

Answer 3

social justice

Question 4

What are the 6 primary principles of the axiological assumption of the transformative paradigm?

Answer 4

1. culturally respectful
2. promotion of social justice
3. furtherance of human rights
4. Addressing inequities
5. Reciprocity
6. Recognition of Community strenghts and resilience

Question 5

Per Social justice, evaluators have a _________ to understand the communities in which they work in order to challenge societal processes that allow the status quo to continue.

Answer 5

moral responsiblity

Question 6

Per tranformists, the ontology assumption is that ___.

Answer 6

Reality is mulifaceted. Humans believe that they know what is real; however there are many different opinions about what reality is.

Question 7

Transformists interrogates versions of reality on the basis of __________ and the consequences of accepting one version over another.

Answer 7

power inequities

Question 8

Tranformists epistemologically believe that knowledge is _______ nor ________. It is constructed within a context of power and __________ with consequences attached to which version of knowledge is given___________.

Answer 8

neither absolute nor relative; priviledge; priviledge

Question 9

Transformists believe that evaluators should have an _______ link with the ________.

Answer 9

interactive; community members

Question 10

Culturally Responsive Evaluation

Answer 10

Hood, Hopson, Frierson, kirkhart; type of evaluation that prioritizes understanding the cultural and historical context of the programs and implementing all aspects of the evaluation to fit the needs of the community

Question 11

Critical Race theory

Answer 11

theorectical framework that allows researchers to interrogate social, education, and political issues by prioritizing the voices of paritipants of color and respecting the multiple roles played by scholars of color

Question 12

Deliberative Democratic Evaluation

Answer 12

House, Howe: uses reflective reasoning about relevant isseus with appropriate parties. intentional deliberation about the results, an inclusion of all relevant interests, and dialogue so that the interests of various stakeholders are accurately ascertained; thus power relations are equalized when evaluative judgements are made

Question 13

Katherine Ryan

Answer 13

4th Principle-

Question 14

DDE contains what 3 methodological requirements:

Answer 14

1. all relevant interests need to be included 2. the evaluation process is dialogical in order to identify stakeholder interests 3. the evaluation results are deliberated upon the relevant stakeholders

Question 15

Country led evaluation

Answer 15

Human rights perspective; the individual country implements the evaluation, guides its process, determines the policy or pgoram to be evaluated, chooses the meethodology and analytical approach, and decides how the resulting data will be disseminated and ultimately used.

Question 16

Indigenous evaluation

Answer 16

an evaluation that is respectful of the indigenous culture and is carried out based on the values of the Indigenous stakeholders

Question 17

Feminist Evaluation

Answer 17

Campbell, Greeson, Fehler-Cabral; Evaluation approach that focuses on gender inequities and women’s realities; a program’s context is understood from a feminist perspective, and the findings are used to advocate for rights and justice for all

Question 18

Transformative Participatory Evaluation

Answer 18

Similar to practical participatory approaches; The evaluator seeks to include people who are marginalized in order to addres the power inequities that serve to block their acheiving this goal.

Question 19

Principles-Based Evaluation

Answer 19

Patton (used in the Use branch also) is focused on use b primary intended users but can be approrpaite for inteded users who adhere to core principles

Question 20

From the point of view of the transformative paradigm, how should an evaluator choose the best methodological approach?
A. Majority rule
B. The evaluator only use quantitative methods.
C. The evaluator should use the approach that will allow for the best use of the process and findings to reduce inequality and enhance social justice
D. The evaluator should only use qualitative methods.

Answer 20

The evaluator should use the approach that will allow for the best use of the process and fidnings to reduce inequality and enhance social justice.

Question 21

Which theorist or set of theorists is specifically associated with African American/Critical-Race-Theory in the Social Justice Branch?

Answer 21

Asa Hilliard, Stafford Hood, Leander Boykin, Rodney Hopson

Question 22

Evaluators that are interested in examining how indigenous people have suffered due to colonization would be advocates of which theory?

Answer 22

Critical Race Theory

Question 23

Identify which approach is used in the Social Justice Branch of evaluation.
 A. CRT
 B. feminist evaluation
 C. indigenous evaluation
   D. All of the above are used

Answer 23

All of the Above

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the transformative paradigm (TP)?
A. TP includes a belief that the lives and experiences of diverse groups of people are of central importance in the evaluation to address issues of power and justice.
B. TP focuses on viewpoints of marginalized groups and interrogating systemic power structures.
C. TP relies heavily on mixed methods to further social justice and human rights.
D. TP does ALL of the above

Answer 24

All of the Above

Question 25

According to Lee (2009), an evaluator is not “culturally competent,” but with appropriate understandings and experiences, the evaluator can conduct a culturally competent evaluation.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

From what strands of philosophies does the transformative paradigm pull?

Answer 26

B. Issues of power and addressing inequalities in the name of furthering human rights and social justice.
C. Transformative participatory research

Question 27

What are some of the primary principles that make up the basis of the transformative paradigm’s axiological assumption?
A. Being culturally respectful
B. Furthering human rights and addressing inequities
C. Promoting social justice
D. All of the above

Answer 27

All of the Above

Question 28

A key difference between the constructivist and transformative paradigms is that constructivists emphasize understanding the influence of values in the process of inquiry, but transformatists believe that their values should and will influence the process and outcomes of their work.
A. True
B. False

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Diversity is a concern when using the indigenous evaluation approach but it’s not an concern when using a Disability and Deaf-Rights-Based Evaluation
A. True
B. False

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Integration of Social justice into the Teaching of Evaluation

Answer 30

Thomas, Madison
Social justice should be included in evaluation education as a fundamental value in evaulation practice
Allow students to be able to critically explore social justice issues in training (orientation