Empowerment evaluation - a method for using evaluation concepts, techniques and findings to foster improvement and self-determination - is the focus of this book. After an examination of the method as it has been adopted in academic and foundation settings, the book looks at the various contexts in which empowerment evaluation is conducted, ranging from resistant environments to responsive environments. Critical concerns in empowerment evaluation, such as the role of empowerment theory and multiple levels of empowerment from individual to societal, are then discussed. The book also provides tools and technical assistance needed to conduct empowerment evaluation. The concluding section of the book serves to strengthen the links between empowerment evaluation and community-capacity building.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Empowerment Evaluation - David M Fetterman
An Introduction to Theory and Practice
PART TWO: BREADTH AND SCOPE
Empowerment Evaluation and Accelerated Schools - Henry M Levin
Empowerment Evaluation and the W K Kellogg Foundation - Ricardo A Millett
PART THREE: CONTEXT
Empowerment Evaluation and State Government - Joyce Keller
Moving from Resistance to Adoption
The HIV Prevention Evaluation Initiative - Cynthia Gómez and Ellen Goldstein
A Model for Collaborative and Empowerment Evaluation
Empowerment Evaluation - Cheryl Grills et al
Building upon a Tradition of Activism in the African American Community
Realizing Participant Empowerment in the Evaluation of Nonprofit Women's Services Organizations - Arlene B Andrews
Notes from the Front Line
PART FOUR: THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORKS
Empowering Community Health Initiatives through Evaluation - Stephen B Fawcett et al
Empowerment Evaluation at Federal and Local Levels - Robert K Yin, Shakeh J Kaftarian, and Nancy F Jacobs
Dealing with Quality
Evaluation and Self-Direction in Community Prevention Coalitions - John F Stevenson, Roger E Mitchell, and Paul Florin
Fairness, Liberty, and Empowerment Evaluation - Dennis E Mithaug
PART FIVE: WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PRACTICE
Empowering Community Groups with Evaluation Skills - Jean Ann Linney and Abraham Wandersman
The Prevention Plus III Model
Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation - Margret A Dugan
Lessons Learned in Training and Technical Assistance
The Plan Quality Index - Frances D Butterfoss et al
An Empowerment Evaluation Tool for Measuring and Improving the Quality of Plans
Building Community Capacity with Evaluation Activities That Empower - Steven W Mayer
PART SIX: CONCLUSION
Conclusion - David M Fetterman
Reflections on Emergent Themes and the Next Steps