Transformative Paradigm EDLP 711
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Transformative ParadigmEDLP 711 Antonio McLaren Bill Caten Decardra Jackson Donna Jackson
use values methods social justice Social accountability, fiscal control, and social inquiry
Axiology -Importance of Cultural Respect/Cultural Norms -Promotion of Social Justice -Furtherance of human rights - Addressing inequities; Reciprocity is necessary
Ontology - World is multifaceted - Rejects cultural relativism - Versions of reality are based on social positioning - Conscious recognition of consequences of privileging versions of reality
Epistemology - Knowledge constructed within a context of power & privilege - Knowledge neither absolute nor relative - Interactive link between evaluator and participant/stakeholders - Knowledge is socially and historically situated - need to address issues of power and trust
Methodology - Qualitative (dialogic) but quantitative and mixed methods can be used - Contextual, cyclical, consideration of historical factors, especially as they related to oppression
Theory to Practice: Evaluation Methods Deliberative Democratic Evaluation Country-Led Evaluation Critical Race Theory Evaluation Indigenous Self-Determination Evaluation Ernest House, Kenneth Howe, Jennifer Greene Marco Segone, Karen Kirkhart Asa Hilliard, Leander Boykin Cheryl Crazy Bull, Fiona Cram
Theory to Practice: Evaluation Methods Culturally Responsive Evaluation Disability – & Deaf-Rights-Based Evaluation Feminist Evaluation Transformative Participatory Evaluation Rebecca Zulli, Henry Frierson Donna Mertens, Martin Sullivan Kathryn Sielbeck-Bowen, Cynthia Dillard Ineke Buskens, Sarah Earl
Life is like a card game … Everyone gets a set of cards … While you can’t control the cards you get … You can decide how to play them … Patterns, Realities, Rules, Resources, and Relationships