Summary of Key Findings:
A review of Indigenous-evaluation literature identified 13 recurring guiding principles: collaboration, respect, relationships, self-determination, flexibility, trust, truth, reciprocity, power, time, sovereignty, responsibility/accountability, and relevance.
Topics & Keywords:
community-based evaluation, culturally responsive evaluation, Indigenous evaluation, Indigenous methodologies, Indigenous ways of knowing
Limitations:
The literature predominantly focuses on frameworks and values rather than outcome-based evaluations, leaving a gap in evidence demonstrating how these principles translate into measurable program effects.
