Power and perceptions in participatory monitoring and evaluation

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-237

  Parkinson, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Design assumptions; Participatory monitoring and evaluation; Politics; Power relations; Rural development; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL; PERCEPTION; POWER RELATIONS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGRICULTURE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PLANNING; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 67449119162     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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