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Designing empowerment indicators to assess learning in participatory evaluation projects Anna Planas Pere Soler University of Girona Spain This presentation has been made under the project "Participatory evaluation of community action as a learning methodology to personal and community empowerment" (EDU2010-15122/Subprogram EDUC) funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. IP: Dr. Xavier Úcar Martínez.(other researchers: Héctor Núñez, Pilar Pineda, Estefania Crespo, Pilar Heras, Asun Llena, Ester Gil, Laia Sánchez, Jordi Colobrans I Artur Serra

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Designing empowerment indicators to assess learning in participatory evaluation projects

Anna Planas Pere Soler

University of GironaSpain

This presentation has been made under the project "Participatory evaluation of community action as a learning methodology to personal and community empowerment" (EDU2010-15122/Subprogram EDUC) funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. IP: Dr. Xavier Úcar Martínez.(other researchers: Héctor Núñez, Pilar Pineda, Estefania Crespo,

Pilar Heras, Asun Llena, Ester Gil, Laia Sánchez, Jordi Colobrans I Artur Serra

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Contents Our starting point- Empowerment

Research aims and stages

Contributions to the field of personal and community empowerment indicators

Instruments collecting data on the learning outcomes of participants in participatory evaluation processes.

First set of personal and community empowerment indicators

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EmpowermentProcess of cultural self-determination by means of which people and groups equip themselves with resources to participate in all of those decisions which affect their lives and the contexts in which these unfold(Craig, 2002; Luttrell y Quiroz, 2009; Rappaport, 1981, et al.)

Concientización- Awareness (Freire, 1973)

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Participatory evaluation of community action as a learning methodology for

personal and community empowerment

Research aims

- To develop a theoretical framework for participatory evaluation and personal and community empowerment.

- To analyse the effectiveness and usefulness of the participatory evaluation methodology in the process of evaluating community actions and social innovation production processes.

- To analyse the relationship between the learning derived from participation in community-based participatory evaluation processes and personal and community empowerment

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Case study methodology

• Choice of 3 community plans (based on criteria such as size, population, financing plans, etc...)

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State-of- art registerState-of- art register

Construction of prototype instruments

Construction of prototype instruments

Web and social network designWeb and social network design

Collection of contextual information

Collection of contextual information

Participatory evaluation teams configuration in each territory

Participatory evaluation teams configuration in each territory

Web and Social Network publication

Web and Social Network publication

Participatory evaluation conceptualization in each territory

Participatory evaluation conceptualization in each territory

Methodological and tools design to each terrotoryMethodological and tools design to each terrotory

Participatory Evaluation instruments application in each territory

Participatory Evaluation instruments application in each territory

Presentation and public discussion of the final report in each territory

Presentation and public discussion of the final report in each territory

Application of instruments to identify empowerment levels

Application of instruments to identify empowerment levels

Report of virtual social network outcomes

Report of virtual social network outcomes

Processing gathered information

Processing gathered information

Drawing conclusions and proposals for action

Drawing conclusions and proposals for action

Final report writtingFinal report writting

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5

12 month 6 month 14 month 4 months 7 months

Research stages

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Purpose of this presentation

1- To analyse contributions to the field of personal and community empowerment indicators by research into participatory evaluation.

2- To contribute and present instruments collecting data on the learning outcomes of participants in participatory evaluation processes.

3- To present a first set of personal and community empowerment indicators

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1- Contributions to the field of personal and community empowerment indicators

- Review of the relevant literature: 130 papers- Databases consulted: ERIC, ISI Web of Knowledge,

American Journal of Evaluation, etc.- Key words used: empowerment, participatory

evaluation, participatory assessment, empowerment evaluation, empowerment indicators, community evaluation, social digital innovation together with the descriptors: research, project, practice, experience, theory

- Papers from 2000- Results: Analysis of 59

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38 fields

Construction of a database to register the papers

1- Contributions to the field of personal and community empowerment indicators

Abstract, aims methodology,

participants, empowerment

indicators, type of paper

(research, project, action), city

of action, etc.

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Explanatory document for the construction of and rationale for empowerment indicators

2- To contribute and present instruments collecting data on the learning outcomes of participants in participatory evaluation processes.

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Name

Type Personal € Community € Description Type of document where the indicator is found

Reference Tipology

(Res./Exper./Proj./Other act.) Descriptio n

Evidence for indicator

Reference Methodology Instruments Published material

Límitations / difficulties Description Reference

Observations Bibliography

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3- To present a first set of personal and community empowerment indicators

• 21 papers personal empowerment indicators

• 19 papers community empowerment indicators

• Analysed papers: 24 empowerment indicators

• Indicators selection and classification

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•Intrapersonal level:

-Self-stem-Individual responsibility-Discipline-Confidence/courage/security. -Feel stronger-Assertiveness- Plans to complete. Choice capability-Self-evaluation and evaluation capability-Critical reflection-Freedom

• Interpersonal or interactional lever:

- Recognition of rights and duties- Building capability- Communication abilities- Respect for others- Participation- Collaboration. Work group- Helping others - Social inclusion. - Sense of identification and

membership- Modification of the personal rol - Leadership

• Knowledge

- Community knowledge.- Educational and cultural growth- Awareness. Critical reflection

• Behavorial

- Performance improvement

PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT INDICATORS

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COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INDICATORS

• Communication and cooperation

-Networks. Strengthening relationships. Cooperation.-Communication. Learning share-Equitable relationship with outsider agents

•Inclusion, community identity

-Inclusion and social integration-Local identity. Sense of community.-Self-image and positive self-concept of the community -Community Knowledge-Building infrastructure, partnership and organizational environment.

• Participation and policy influence

- Creation of involvement opportunities- Participation. Democratic participation- Problem solving. Collective decision.

Collective ownership- Social capital generation

• Organizational learning's and organizational culture

- Organizational learning's. Capacity building.

- Evaluation culture. Evaluation capacity- Community responsibility- Resource availability- Programs management control.

Programs improvement- Innovation

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Next Steps

– Community entering

– Tool design for data collection

– Apply instrument

– Validate and reformulate set of empowerment indicators

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Designing empowerment indicators to assess learning in participatory evaluation projects

Anna [email protected]

Pere [email protected]

University of GironaSpain

This presentation has been made under the project "Participatory evaluation of community action as a learning methodology to personal and community empowerment" (EDU2010-15122/Subprogram EDUC) funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. IP: Dr. Xavier Úcar Martínez.(other researchers: Héctor Núñez, Pilar Pineda, Estefania Crespo,

Pilar Heras, Asun Llena, Ester Gil, Laia Sánchez, Jordi Colobrans I Artur Serra