Methodological Briefs Impact Evaluation No. 5: Participatory Approaches
Year of production: 2014
Using participatory approaches in impact evaluation means involving stakeholders, particularly the participants in a programme or those affected by a given policy, in specific aspects of the evaluation process. The term covers a wide range of different types of participation, which differ in terms of what is understood by ‘participation’, whose participation is wanted, and what it is that those people are involved in and how. The methodological brief covers when its appropriate to use a participatory approach to impact evaluation, how to make the most of participatory approaches, ethical concerns, other methods that work well with a participatory approach, participation in analysis and feedback of results, and examples of good practices and challenges