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Integrating participatory evaluation and epistemic network analysis to enhance vocational education of young adults in Kenya
PurposeConstructivists propose that engagement and perspective in active learning experiences influence learning. Participatory evaluation (PE), rooted in constructivism, offers insights into how participant feedback can shape studies and eliminate the risk of perpetuating mistakes, biases, hindering results, momentum and traction within the intended community.Design/methodology/approachThis report covers two studies pertaining to tertiary education in rural Kenya: Study A and its successor, Study B. In 2023, Study A aimed to develop a tertiary education model for economically vulnerable students in rural Kenya. Study A converted qualitative transcribed interview data from Kenyan mentors and educators into quantitative data informing the tertiary model. Despite the implementation of this tertiary model in Kenya, economic instability persisted among the enrolled tertiary students. In 2024, a follow-up, Study B, engaged the same Kenyan mentors and educators who participated in the initial study to evaluate the findings of Study A.FindingsThe democratic process of PE revealed previously overlooked issues, enriching understanding and highlighting areas for improvement. Study B unearthed salient issues missed in Study A, including issues of funding and political challenges crucial for the sustainability of tertiary models and subsequent tertiary schools.Originality/valueThis study showcases the application of ENA and PE to enhance educational models, unveiling hidden connections and refining existing frameworks. This paper seeks to describe how epistemic network analysis discourse networks can be evaluated through PE to strengthen or modify existing models and explore the possibility of very salient unseen and also notable connections.
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Empowering Youth Through Evidence: Applying Outcome Harvesting to Evaluate Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Advocacy in Ethiopia
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) challenges, including gender inequality, child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting and sexual and gender-based violence remain pervasive globally, particularly in Ethiopia. The Power to You(th) programme was designed to address these issues by centering youth voices and fostering transformative community change. This evaluation applied Outcome Harvesting, drawing on mixed quantitative and qualitative data, and employed a participatory approach that engages youth and stakeholders in identifying and verifying programme outcomes between 2021 and 2023. The findings revealed substantial improvements in youth participation in decision-making platforms, advocacy capacity, and awareness of SRH rights. Community attitudes shifted positively, particularly among religious and traditional leaders, who increasingly advocate against harmful practices. Youth-led networks emerged as powerful agents of change, contributing to policy shifts such as increased youth representation in health governance bodies. The evaluation also captured unexpected yet influential changes in community dynamics and institutional responsiveness. These findings highlight the value of participatory approaches in capturing complex social transformations and underscore the role of youth as active agents in reshaping SRHR outcomes. Outcome Harvesting proved effective in documenting both intended and emergent changes, offering valuable insights for scaling inclusive, youth-driven interventions.
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Providing access to urban green spaces: A participatory benefit-cost analysis in Spain
This research was funded by the Horizon 2020 research project INHERIT (INter-sectoral Health and Environment Research for InnovaTion, Grant number: 667364-2) Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by Karitte Alegría, the Getxo Kirolak program and the stakeholders and experts that participated in the data collection process
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Participant-oriented evaluation through participatory action research: a case study of a community engagement approach
PurposeThis article explores the applicability of participatory action research (PAR) on two levels: on the one hand, as a participatory evaluation method for community engagement and community development; on the other hand, as a tool to link ex ante and ex-post evaluation that situated at various stages of the policy cycle.Design/methodology/approachThrough a practice-based case study of the community engagement process of Valletta Design Cluster, this paper aims to illustrate how PAR can offer collaborative and continuous evaluation by facilitating social action through a practical, situative, context-bounded, responsive and transformative framework.FindingsThe study explores how PAR can contribute to cultural sustainability by linking community development with participatory evaluation, and it offers new perspectives on the applicability of PAR as a tool to link ex ante and ex-post evaluation, situated at various stages of the policy cycle.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough based on a single case, the paper demonstrates that the method has the potential to be applied in various contexts, as it helps to foster local ownership and to develop future cultural strategies, thus providing a base for cultural sustainability.Originality/valueThe novelty of this study is to link evaluation – a majorly top-down and ex ante approach – with participatory planning. PAR-E offers a continuous participatory framework for the whole European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) cycle, as well as serving as a tool for empowerment and community development.
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Participatory and non-participatory forest ecosystem services valuation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review
Ecosystem Services Valuation (ESV) promotes sustainable land use and biodiversity conservation. However, its effectiveness in capturing local perceptions and balancing the different demands remains unclear. This study reviews the literature on forest ESV in sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2023, focusing on the use of participatory and non-participatory valuation methods. The 154 papers studied revealed several key trends: (1) A trend of increasing ESV studies post-2013 with a balanced usage of participatory (51%) and non-participatory (49%) approaches; (2) Over half of them focusing on forests in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and Ghana indicating a considerable knowledge gap in certain regions; (3) Participatory approaches valued all three Ecosystem Services (ES) categories: regulating, provisioning and cultural in 48% of the cases, while non-participatory studies focused primarily on regulating services (51%); (4) Economic valuation was applied in 45% of them, with nearly an even split between participatory (51.4%) and non-participatory (48.6%) methods; (5) Participatory studies majorly employed socio-cultural non-economic methods, while non-participatory ones focused on biophysical non-economic valuations; (6) Drivers of change were considered in 42% of the papers, more frequently in non-participatory studies (69.2%) than the participatory ones (30.8%); (7) Participatory methods predominantly utilised statistical modelling (47%), while non-participatory ones favoured spatial analysis with remote sensing (66%); (8) Only 17% of the participatory studies included the spatial distance between the forest providing the ecosystem service and the user of this service in their analysis. Participatory approaches incorporate local perspectives but are typically limited to smaller scales, whereas non-participatory methods enable large-scale valuation but often exclude local viewpoints. Based on our findings, we recommend conducting all types of research—participatory and non-participatory—but ideally, integrated approaches in forest ES valuation to support the effective and contextually relevant conservation strategies across Africa.
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Dialogic evaluation and inter-organizational learning: insights from two multi-stakeholder initiatives in sport for development and peace
Purpose
The purpose of this manuscript is twofold. First, this manuscript explores how dialogic evaluation (DE), as a participatory evaluation tool, develops inter-organizational learning (IOL). Second, based on empirical analysis, the work provides pragmatic insights to support practitioners in implementing a facilitative framework grounded in DE for the increased uptake of IOL.
Design/methodology/approach
Two cases of multi-stakeholder partnerships in sport for development and peace (SDP) in Italy were analyzed and compared to explore whether and how the implementation of DE supported the development of IOL.
Findings
In both cases, applying a three-phase DE process supported several IOL outcomes, such as common knowledge, new innovative solutions development and transfer of new acquisitions. Indeed, DE promoted three key IOL objectives: the emergence of latent relational dimensions and issues to bridge multiple levels; intra- and inter-redefinition and intersection of boundaries; awareness of relevance and usefulness of what was accomplished during the partnership. This paper also discusses some practical insights for DE methodology implementation to activate IOL.
Originality/value
This research contributes to the understanding of an effective IOL by developing synergies from network interactions. Moreover, the researcher applied a novel methodology, DE, in IOL’s research domain, focusing on a different context and setting such as SDP.
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Participatory Action Research and Participatory Evaluation. Analysis of Two Methodological Approaches to Promote Youth Agency and Participation
Participatory action research and participatory evaluation are two approaches used to involve people in public affairs, fostering the shared construction of knowledge. Recent decades have seen an increase in the involvement of agents in public activity, a trend that is also evident among young people. Experiences based on youth participatory action research and participatory youth evaluation are discussed in the literature. The main aim of this article is to define these two methodological approaches, and discuss: the role played by agents, the functions implemented, and the main stages. To this end, we have used a systematic documentary analysis of databases and specialist journals between 2010-2021. The results produce a map of internationally published articles regarding participatory action research and participatory youth evaluation. Secondly, a check-list is provided of the two methodological approaches to youth participation; this compiles the functions of the agents involved and the stages involved in both approaches. The article aims to be of use to public administrations and social entities with decision-making powers over actions that favour the involvement of young people in public affairs.
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Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation
Background It is critical that mental health systems place a focus on prevention and early intervention focused on young people while integrating youth voice to guide priority directions. Objective This study was designed to better understand how youth advisories can be utilized to influence strategic directions within integrated knowledge mobilization networks operating within the youth mental health system. Design To support this objective, we reviewed the detailed stages of development in establishing a youth advisory within a national network designed to support the integration of youth services. We also engaged the advisory in a participatory evaluation process that examined the extent to which the network had created processes to include youth voice in decision‐making. Results Results from the surveys identified moderate to high levels of individual engagement as well as strong development of processes and procedures that support the inclusion of youth voice across the network. Discussion Major successes and challenges are presented and discussed with respect to the development of the advisory. The findings are useful for youth advocates and adult allies working to support youth engagement (YE) in knowledge mobilization to enhance the mental health services system. This study also contributes to research and evaluation efforts examining YE and represents an exemplar methodology for evaluating YE efforts at the system level. Patient or Public Contribution Young people as mental health service users and youth mental health advocates were involved in the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data as well as the preparation of this manuscript.
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Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of the COVID-19 Response in a Local Public Health System
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic tested the capacity of local health systems to understand and respond to changing conditions. Although data on new cases of COVID-19 were widely shared in communities, there was less information on the multisector response activities and factors associated with implementation. To address this gap, this empirical case study examined (a) the pattern of implementation of COVID-19 response activities and (b) the factors and critical events associated with both the pattern of new cases and the implementation of the local COVID-19 response. We used a participatory monitoring and evaluation system to capture, code, characterize, and communicate 580 COVID-19 response activities implemented in the city of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas. Collaboration across sectors including public health, medical services, city/county government, businesses, social services, public schools, and universities enabled the local public health system’s response effort. Documentation results showed the varying pattern of new COVID-19 cases and response activities over time and the factors identified as enabling or impeding the response and related new cases. Similar participatory monitoring and evaluation methods can be used by local health systems to help understand and respond to the changing conditions of COVID-19 response and recovery.
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