Navigating the Field While Black: A Critical Race Analysis of Peer and Elder Advice to and from Black Evaluators
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| Title: | Navigating the Field While Black: A Critical Race Analysis of Peer and Elder Advice to and from Black Evaluators |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cherie M. Avent (ORCID |
| Source: | American Journal of Evaluation. 2024 45(2):263-279. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | African Americans, Evaluators, Critical Race Theory, Political Issues, Reflection, Networks, Cooperation, Mentors, Racism, Evaluation |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10982140231184902 |
| ISSN: | 1098-2140 1557-0878 |
| Abstract: | The field of evaluation has experienced greater professionalization in the areas of evaluator education and training. Growth in these areas included sensitivity to issues of diversity, with efforts to attract and retain evaluators of color. Currently, there is limited scholarship on navigating a world with more opportunity but still dealing with being Black. Motivated by our identities as Black evaluators, we explored the education, training and socialization concerns experienced by Black evaluators and the advice they would offer. Through content analysis of semi-structured interviews and the utilization of Critical Race Theory as a framework, we garnered advice to and from Black evaluators on how to (a) navigate the politics in evaluation; (b) engage in reflection and reflexivity; (c) network and collaborate; (d) mentor and bring others along the way; and (e) develop as a professional evaluator. We offer a synthesis of these findings in the discussion and articulate further implications. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1427511 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The field of evaluation has experienced greater professionalization in the areas of evaluator education and training. Growth in these areas included sensitivity to issues of diversity, with efforts to attract and retain evaluators of color. Currently, there is limited scholarship on navigating a world with more opportunity but still dealing with being Black. Motivated by our identities as Black evaluators, we explored the education, training and socialization concerns experienced by Black evaluators and the advice they would offer. Through content analysis of semi-structured interviews and the utilization of Critical Race Theory as a framework, we garnered advice to and from Black evaluators on how to (a) navigate the politics in evaluation; (b) engage in reflection and reflexivity; (c) network and collaborate; (d) mentor and bring others along the way; and (e) develop as a professional evaluator. We offer a synthesis of these findings in the discussion and articulate further implications. |
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| ISSN: | 1098-2140 1557-0878 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10982140231184902 |
