TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating empowerment in a community-based child abuse prevention program
T2 - Lessons learned
AU - Jonson-Reid, Melissa
PY - 2000/7/18
Y1 - 2000/7/18
N2 - Confusion regarding the definition and use of community empowerment can significantly affect program evaluation. This paper illustrates the issue with highlights from a three-year process and outcome evaluation of a community-based program designed to prevent child abuse. Lessons learned from this evaluation suggest ways to improve future research. These suggestions include: (1) researching how a project defines community empowerment; (2) using a theory-based framework to connect program definitions, components and measures; and (3) understanding the relationship of time to the use of the program outcome.
AB - Confusion regarding the definition and use of community empowerment can significantly affect program evaluation. This paper illustrates the issue with highlights from a three-year process and outcome evaluation of a community-based program designed to prevent child abuse. Lessons learned from this evaluation suggest ways to improve future research. These suggestions include: (1) researching how a project defines community empowerment; (2) using a theory-based framework to connect program definitions, components and measures; and (3) understanding the relationship of time to the use of the program outcome.
KW - Child abuse prevention
KW - Community empowerment
KW - Empowerment
KW - Program evaluation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85023920477
U2 - 10.1300/J125v07n04_04
DO - 10.1300/J125v07n04_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85023920477
SN - 1070-5422
VL - 7
SP - 57
EP - 76
JO - Journal of Community Practice
JF - Journal of Community Practice
IS - 4
ER -