Culture writes the script: On the centrality of context in indigenous evaluation

Context grounds all aspects of indigenous evaluation. From an indigenous evaluation framework (IEF), programs are understood within their relationship to place, setting, and community, and evaluations are planned, undertaken, and validated in relation to cultural context. This chapter describes and...

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Published in:New directions for evaluation 2012-09, Vol.2012 (135), p.59-74
Main Authors: LaFrance, Joan, Nichols, Richard, Kirkhart, Karen E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indians
Centrality
Choices
Context Effect
Cultural Context
Cultural Influences
Culturally Relevant Education
Educational Methods
Epistemology
Figurative Language
Indigenous Populations
Social Values
Sociocultural Factors
Story Telling
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Summary:Context grounds all aspects of indigenous evaluation. From an indigenous evaluation framework (IEF), programs are understood within their relationship to place, setting, and community, and evaluations are planned, undertaken, and validated in relation to cultural context. This chapter describes and explains fundamental elements of IEF epistemology and method and gives several examples of these elements from evaluations in American Indian communities. IEF underscores the importance of putting context ahead of method choice and suggests that context exerts an even greater impact than previously recognized. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.
ISSN:1097-6736
1534-875X
DOI:10.1002/ev.20027