Chapter 7. Introduction

What to know

The focus of chapter 7 is evaluating community-engaged initiatives and methods for evaluation. The evaluation of community engagement programs provides an opportunity to assess and enhance collaborations. Community members can be engaged in assessing the quality of a community-engaged initiative, measuring its outcomes, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

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Section Overview

  • Community engagement develops over time
  • Development of community engagement is based on ongoing co-learning
  • Evaluation of community engagement programs assesses and enhances collaborations
  • Community members can be systematically engaged in assessing the quality of initiatives, measuring outcomes and identifying opportunities for improvement

  1. A Definition of evaluation
  2. Evaluation phases and processes
  3. Two approaches to evaluation relevant for community-engaged initiatives
  4. Specific evaluation methods
  5. Challenges to ensure effective evaluation

  • Stakeholder engagement (including persons involved in or affected by programs)
  • Methodological approaches
  • Recommendations for communication and dissemination

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