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Approaches to Participation in Evaluation

Some Conditions for Implementation

National Institute of Horticulture and Landscape, France, beatrice.plottu{at}agrocampus-ouest.fr

Eric Plottu

National Agency for the Environment and Energy Management, France, eric.plottu{at}ademe.fr

Approaches to participation in evaluation rely on the principle of active participation by major stakeholders, including less organized groups, as fundamental to good evaluation practice. This process offers a number of advantages but implementation requires certain prerequisites. The goal of our article is to weigh up the advantages of participation and to examine the conditions necessary for approaches to participation in evaluation to achieve their objectives.

Key Words: approaches to participation in evaluation • democracy • empowerment • participation • public policies

Evaluation, Vol. 15, No. 3, 343-359 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1356389009106357


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