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Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages

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This book presents a large-scale, multi-site case example of how empowerment evaluation was used to facilitate the $15 Million Hewlett-Packard Digital Village Initiative, designed to bridge the dig...
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Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages analyzes a $15 million community change initiative designed to bridge the digital divide in East Palo Alto, East Baltimore, and San Diego. Involving a partnership between Hewlett-Packard, Stanford University, and three ethnically diverse communities, this initiative enabled its constituencies to build their own technology-oriented businesses, improve their education systems, and improve their economic health. While examining this large-scale, multi-site case, Fetterman highlights the potential for empowerment evaluation to build local capacity and sustain improvements within communities. He provides deep insights into key steps in empowerment evaluation by exploring the way that each of these phases took place in the digital villages. Additionally, the text provides evaluators with real-world stories and practical advice from the front lines. The Digital Village case also demonstrates the social value of combining corporate philanthropy, academic prowess, and community empowerment—highlighting the role of evaluation in this process.

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Price: $140.00
Pages: 168
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford Business Books
Publication Date: 21 November 2012
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780804781114
Format: Hardcover
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"The image of a race is woven throughout the book, providing compelling comparisons that drive home Fetterman's understanding of the context, the project, and empowerment evaluation. Fetterman successfully uses these comparisons to communicate the way he views the role of various aspects of empowerment evaluation . . . Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages is a well-organized book that makes impressive use of central imagery to engage readers . . . [I]t is a recommended read."
David M. Fetterman is President and CEO of Fetterman & Associates, an international evaluation consulting firm. He is Professor of Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Director of the Arkansas Evaluation Center. Over 25 years of service, he held positions in Stanford University's administration, School of Education, and School of Medicine. His recent books include Empowerment Evaluation Principles in Practice and Ethnography: Step by Step, 3rd Edition. To learn more about Dr. Fetterman, visit his website: www.drdavidfetterman.com.