Participatory Research of an Empowerment Evaluation System
PI - Matthew Chinman
RAND Corporation
Based on established theories of traditional and empowerment evaluation, results-based accountability, and continuous quality improvement, the framework Getting To Outcomes: Methods and Tools for Planning, Evaluation, & Accountability (GTO) is a participatory model emphasizing collaboration between prevention experts and local practitioners. The GTO model is designed to enhance the prevention competencies of providers while also empowering them to adequately address all aspects of planning, implementation, and evaluation of their prevention strategies themselves. This project will use a participatory research approach to compare two substance abuse prevention coalitions using GTO with two similar coalitions who are not. The impact of using the GTO model on prevention competencies and participation in the research process will be assessed with a survey administered to about 700 members of the four coalitions before GTO implementation and 24 months later. This data will then be linked to the evaluation data of individual coalition programs to determine GTO's association with health outcomes. Standardized assessment techniques that require community input will be used to track GTO utilization. Results will illustrate how the model improves prevention competencies and program-level health outcomes.
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