Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation

Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation: Visions and Voices of Emerging Scholars presents an innovative evaluation paradigm that integrates diversity, equity, and inclusion in all phases of evaluation. The book spotlights the scholarly, philosophical, and best practices of emerging Black, Latino/x, Indigenous, and other scholars and practitioners from historically marginalized populations in support of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE).

The book is organized into two major parts with the first presenting the theoretical and conceptual frameworks that provide the foundation of CREE and the second spotlighting practical applications of CREE in various evaluation contexts. Dedicated chapters examine the importance of positionality, reflexivity, and strengthening CREE to foster racial equity; and the ways in which evaluation approaches can empower people and communities. Readers learn about a Matriarchal Kwe Indigenous framework for practicing theoretical, cultural, and practical evaluation; how to embed CREE in the design and evaluation of a Cliff calculator; Communities of Practice best practices; and more. Closing chapters focus on CREE application within diverse communities and feature an overview of modern initiatives that demonstrate the possibilities available through CREE.

Contents and Contributors Include:

Foreword - Dr. Sharonlyn Harrison
Overview and Introduction - A. Christson Adedoyin, Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, and Chandria D. Jones
Part I. Definition, Frameworks, and Theory
Chapter 1. Transformative Evaluation and Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation (CREE) Approaches: Building from Theoretical Frameworks - Tamarah Moss and Donna M. Mertens
Chapter 2. Positionality, Reflexivity, and Strengthening the Process of Conducting Culturally Responsive Racially Equitable Evaluation (CRREE) as Practitioners of Color - Patricia Y. Miranda-Hartsuff, Tracy M. Hilliard, Howard Walters, S. Amy Snipes, Ebony Reddock, Erica Chavez Santos, and Paul Elam
Chapter 3. Visions and Voices of Emerging Scholars Grounding Community in Strategic Learning - Katrina Bledsoe, Leon Caldwell, Blanca Guillen-Woods, and Christy Peterson
Chapter 4. Seven Directions of Equitable Evaluation: Voices, Kinship, and Visions of Indigenous Kwe (Women) Evaluators - Nicky Bowman, Carolee Dodge Francis, A. Guerrero-Guajardo, Elizabeth Taylor-Schiro, and Sutton King
Chapter 5. Critically Defining I.M.P.A.C.T. for Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation - Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo and Norma Martínez-Rubin
Chapter 6. Considerations and Strategies for Embedding CREE in the Design and Evaluation of a Benefits Cliff Calculator - Kimberly Harris and Anne Chamberlain
Chapter 7. In Search of CREE in the What Works Clearinghouse Standards and Procedures - Omar S. López
Part II. Application Across Contexts and Populations
Chapter 8. CREE in Community: Using the Community Evaluator Model to Implement the Tenants of CREE - Kimberly Harris, Violette Haldane, Alice Turner, Nichole Hawkins, Cureene Blake, Isis Izary, LaShawne Houston Sowell, Iran Nazario, Antwaine Debnam, Eric Guzman
Chapter 9. Considerations and Strategies for the Application of Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation: Focus on Educators and Practitioners of Evaluation - Tamarah Moss, Tamara Cadet, Jaymie Lorthridge, and Kimberly Harris
Chapter 10. Communities of Practice: Learning Spaces for Integrating Experiential Knowledge, Intersectionality, and Innovative Approaches that Promote Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation - Moctezuma Garcia, Chad Kee, Michael Arnold, Michelle Oliva, and London Losey
Chapter 11. Learning Opportunities for Culturally Responsible and Equitable Evaluation: A Review and Case Study - Sandra Silva, Rachele C Espiritu, and Chyenne Mallinson
Chapter 12. Applying a Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation Lens to Evidence-Based Interventions in Child Welfare Settings - Jaymie Lorthridge, Raquel Ellis, and Sharonlyn Harrison
Chapter 13. The Spectrum of Cree: How Application of Cree Varies Across Contexts - Nitya Venkateswaran, Kimberly Harris, Tiberio Garza, Jennifer García, Jochebed Gayles, Rosemary Nabaweesi, Sandy-Asari Hogan, Jaymie Lorthridge, Rachel Powell, and Tanisha Woodson
Chapter 14. Evaluating the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Framework: Implementing CREE Principles Across 14 Communities - Sylvia R. Epps, Cynthia Castaldo-Walsh, Rodney Hopson, Natalia Ibañez, Russell H. Jackson, Ron McCowan, Madeleine Taylor, and Howard Walters
Chapter 15. Whole YOUniversity: Addressing Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation among MSM and Black Transgender Women Living in the South - Latrice C. Pichon, Andrea Stubbs, Eddie Wiley, Demarcus Jones, Daniel Thompson, Marshun Redmond, Kevin Spragling, Justin Dodson, Carla London, Michelle Teti, and Megan L. Wilkins
Chapter 16. Towards Social Justice and Liberation. The Future of Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation - Chandria D. Jones, Nada Adibah, Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, and A. Christson Adedoyin
Index
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