Chapter 6 Flashcards
The transformative paradigm or _____ branch is focused primarily on viewpoints of __________ and ______ through mixed methods to further _______ and human rights.
social justice; marginalized groups and interrogating systematic power structure; social justice
Who are 4 leaders of the Social Justice Branch?
House, Howe, Greene, and Mertens
The Social Justice Branch holds that ______ is the primary guiding principle guiding evaluator’s work.
social justice
What are the 6 primary principles of the axiological assumption of the transformative paradigm?
- culturally respectful
- promotion of social justice
- furtherance of human rights
- Addressing inequities
- Reciprocity
- Recognition of Community strenghts and resilience
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.
moral responsiblity
Per tranformists, the ontology assumption is that ___.
Reality is mulifaceted. Humans believe that they know what is real; however there are many different opinions about what reality is.
Transformists interrogates versions of reality on the basis of __________ and the consequences of accepting one version over another.
power inequities
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___________.
neither absolute nor relative; priviledge; priviledge
Transformists believe that evaluators should have an _______ link with the ________.
interactive; community members
Culturally Responsive Evaluation
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
Critical Race theory
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
Deliberative Democratic Evaluation
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
Katherine Ryan
4th Principle-
DDE contains what 3 methodological requirements:
- 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
Country led evaluation
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.
Indigenous evaluation
an evaluation that is respectful of the indigenous culture and is carried out based on the values of the Indigenous stakeholders
Feminist Evaluation
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
Transformative Participatory Evaluation
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.
Principles-Based Evaluation
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
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.
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.
Which theorist or set of theorists is specifically associated with African American/Critical-Race-Theory in the Social Justice Branch?
Asa Hilliard, Stafford Hood, Leander Boykin, Rodney Hopson
Evaluators that are interested in examining how indigenous people have suffered due to colonization would be advocates of which theory?
Critical Race Theory
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
All of the Above
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
All of the Above
According to Lee (2009), an evaluator is not “culturally competent,” but with appropriate understandings and experiences, the evaluator can conduct a culturally competent evaluation.
True
From what strands of philosophies does the transformative paradigm pull?
B. Issues of power and addressing inequalities in the name of furthering human rights and social justice.
C. Transformative participatory research
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
All of the Above
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
True
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
True
Integration of Social justice into the Teaching of Evaluation
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
