Participatory Evaluation for Researchers -- Super Team Guide | Issue 3 of 12
Who's This For
You have heard that stories matter for evaluation. Maybe you have even collected a few -- a compelling quote from a participant, an anecdote shared at a meeting, a moment someone described in a final report. But you are not sure how stories become data. You worry that reviewers will dismiss narrative evidence as "soft" or "anecdotal." You want to use stories in your evaluation, but you need a systematic way to capture them -- something structured enough to produce defensible findings, yet open enough to let participants tell you what actually mattered. You need a protocol, not a wish. This issue gives you one.