Stakeholder Participation and Utilization in Program Evaluation
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Evaluation Review
- Vol. 12 (2) , 91-116
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841x8801200201
Abstract
Field data from two case study evaluations are used to describe a set of dynamic linkages between stakeholder participation and utilization in program evaluation. Key elements of the participatory process employed are linked to cognitive, affective, and political dimensions of participation as experienced and reported by stakeholders. These dimensions are in turn linked to stakeholder attitudes and perceptions representing a high readiness for use or potential for utilization. In both sites, considerable actual utilization of evaluation findings was also documented.Keywords
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