Quantitative Models for Participation Evaluation in Community Development: A Theoretical Review
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: : This article is an interdisciplinary review of the issue of participation evaluation. It is our contention that each and every scale and model developed to measure participation in community development approach falls under either the theory of empowerment or the theory of participatory democracy. The article also provides a detailed summary of prominent models for participation evaluation in community development practices with regard to socio-political theories supporting these models. In addition, both the weak and strong points of each model are discussed and a number of suggestions and implications for providing a comprehensive understanding of the participation issue are provided. Key words: Community Development Participation Evaluation Empowerment Participatory Democracy INTRODUCTION community members is the main pillar in any modern According to the World Bank’s Learning Group on of almost all development programs in colonies in the Participatory Development [1], participation is a process early twentieth-century, considerable attention shifted to through which the stakeholders influence and share the human aspect and the participation of stakeholders control over development programs and the decisions [7]. As a result, these days it is almost impossible to find
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2183904237