TY - BOOK ID - 78142908 TI - Empowerment and participatory evaluation of community interventions : multiple benefits AU - Harper, Gary W. AU - Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda. PY - 2012 SN - 0789022095 1317787331 1315808706 131778734X 9781317787334 9781317787341 0789022087 9780789022080 9780789022097 9781315808703 9781317787327 PB - New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Social service KW - Human services KW - Community health services KW - Evaluation research (Social action programs) KW - Evaluation of social action programs KW - Evaluative research (Social action programs) KW - Evaluation KW - Social action KW - Social sciences KW - Neighborhood health centers KW - Public health KW - Regional medical programs KW - Services, Human KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Philanthropy KW - Relief stations (for the poor) KW - Social service agencies KW - Social welfare KW - Social work KW - Citizen participation. KW - Research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78142908 AB - Program evaluations are more relevant when conducted by the people directly involved in the programs and members of the communities they serve. Learn how empowerment and participatory evaluation can help community programs deliver more effective services! With this book, you'll examine theoretical models, empirical investigations, and case studies that highlight important aspects of empowerment and participatory evaluation in community programs. The first half of the book presents frameworks and tools for empowerment and participatory evaluation, with an emphasis on transferring skill ER -