Title:
Subjective truths : participatory development assessment
Authors:
Dietz, T.
,
Obeng, F.
,
Zaal, F.
Year:
2009
Serial number:
15
Journal:
The Broker
Pages:
19
-
21 + 31
ISSN:
1874-2033
Language:
eng
Subject:
Development Cooperation General
Keywords:
aid programmes
,
evaluation
,
participation
,
communities
Abstract:
The promise of involving recipients in the assessment of the effects and impacts of the development assistance they have received is discussed. The article describes a participatory development assessment (PDA) methodology developed by a team of researchers from the Netherlands, Ghana and Burkina Faso in an attempt to develop a more convincing approach to participatory evaluation. The current shift from ‘livelihoods’ to ‘well-being’ approaches, and the growing interest in ‘deep democracy’, and what these could mean for evaluation practice are also examined.
Organization:
The Broker
Country:
Ghana
Region:
West Africa
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2009 IDP. This article has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license.
Document type:
E-article
File:
157070.pdf
,
157071.pdf