Multi-Cultural Approaches to Program Evaluation Hanh Cao Yu, Ph.D. Leadership and Multicultural Evaluation October 4, 2006 The California Endowment

2 Moving the Field of Evaluation The California Endowment Diversity in Health Evaluation Project  Affect a paradigm shift  Establish guiding principles  Identify culturally competent evaluators

3 The Power Triangle of Foundation-Commissioned Evaluation

4 The Paradigm Shift

5 Guiding Principles for MCE  inclusion in design and implementation  acknowledgement & infusion of multiple world views  appropriate measures of success  cultural and systems analysis  relevance to communities

6 Multicultural Evaluation Continuum Stages of MCE Principle Implementation  Cultural incompetence : diverse cultures are unacknowledged in evaluation  Cultural blindness : awareness of diversity may exist, but not presumed a critical factor n evaluation design or implementation  Cultural sensitivity : acknowledgement of cultural differences and steps taken to incorporate cultural considerations in evaluation models  Cultural proficiency : evaluations design and implementation are fundamentally shifted to honor and capitalize upon the diverse cultural contexts

7 Culturally Competent Evaluators  experience in diverse communities  openness to learning  flexibility in design and practice  rapport and trust  acknowledgement of power differentials  self reflection on biases  translation and mediation  comprehension of historical and institutional oppression

8 Resources on MC Evaluation The California Endowment website: www. calendow.org (Evaluation Reports)