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CHALLENGES IN EVALUATING DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS: THE CASE OF A STREET THEATRE PROGRAMME TO ADDRESS RACISM
Author(s) -
Hanley Teresa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3039
Subject(s) - racism , public relations , monitoring and evaluation , political science , sociology , capacity building , subject (documents) , economic growth , gender studies , computer science , library science , economics , law
An evaluation of a pilot street theatre programme presented challenges and stimulated reflections on how evaluation can better contribute to build knowledge on communication for development. The programme addressed racism in Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda and Dominican Republic. It engaged communities effectively. The evaluation faced challenges in dealing with this sensitive subject, dealing with local partners limited monitoring capacity and methodological challenges to assess attitudes and change. It suggests the need for greater collaboration across evaluation and research and among different specialisms to address the evidence and methodological challenges, as well as more resourcing of impact evaluation. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.