Empowerment evaluation in the digital villages : Hewlett-Packard's 15 million race toward social justice / David M. Fetterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fetterman, David M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hewlett-Packard Company.

Digital divide--United States--Case studies.

Digital divide.

Social justice--United States--Case studies.

Social justice.

Community development--United States--Evaluation--Case studies.

Community development.

Evaluation research (Social action programs)--United States--Case studies.

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Californa : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages analyzes a 15 million community change initiative designed to bridge the digital divide in East Palo Alto, East Baltimore, and San Diego. Involving a partnership between Hewlett-Packard, Stanford University, and three ethnically diverse communities, this initiative enabled its constituencies to build their own technology-oriented businesses, improve their education systems, and improve their economic health. While examining this large-scale, multi-site case, Fetterman highlights the potential for empowerment evaluation to build local capacity and sustain improvements within communities. He provides deep insights into key steps in empowerment evaluation by exploring the way that each of these phases took place in the digital villages. Additionally, the text provides evaluators with real-world stories and practical advice from the front lines. The Digital Village case also demonstrates the social value of combining corporate philanthropy, academic prowess, and community empowerment—highlighting the role of evaluation in this process.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Fuel: The Desire for a Better Life

Chapter 2. The Sponsor and the Crew: Hewlett- Packard and Stanford University

Chapter 3. The Drivers: The Three Digital Villages

Chapter 4. The Engine: Empowerment Evaluation

Chapter 5. The Starting Line: The Mission

Chapter 6. The Pit Stop: Taking Stock

Chapter 7. Back on the Track: Planning for the Future or Implementing an Innovation

Chapter 8. The Finish Line: Measuring Change Over Time

Chapter 9. The Real Winners: Building Capacity

Chapter 10. Reflections on the Race Toward Social Justice: What Have We Learned?

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780804784252

0804784256

OCLC:

818815367