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Towards Defining and Mainstreaming “Made in Africa Evaluation” 

11-19-2018 16:43

There is a growing concern across the globe that a one-size-fits-all approach to evaluation centered on Western evaluation models and worldviews is not always suitable for culturally diverse contexts. In response to this concern, the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) has promoted African-rooted evaluation, often referred to as ‘Made in Africa Evaluation’ (MAE). However, there is a proliferation of different conceptualizations of MAE, posing a risk that MAE becomes simply another buzzword. The purpose of this paper is to provide a clearer understanding of the concept by providing an operational definition of MAE, in line with what the American Evaluation Association (AEA) has done to conceptualize Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE). This study uses content analysis of evaluation documents, reports, international, and grey literature and the preliminary results from a Delphi Study aimed at conceptualizing the MAE concept. I posit that the concept of MAE encapsulates the African culture, history, belief systems, and cosmologies.

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There is a growing concern across the globe that a one-size-fits-all approach to evaluation centered on Western evaluation models and worldviews is not always suitable for culturally diverse contexts. In response to this concern, the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) has promoted African-rooted evaluation, often referred to as ‘Made in Africa Evaluation’ (MAE). However, there is a proliferation of different conceptualizations of MAE, posing a risk that MAE becomes simply another buzzword. The purpose of this paper is to provide a clearer understanding of the concept by providing an operational definition of MAE, in line with what the American Evaluation Association (AEA) has done to conceptualize Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE). This study uses content analysis of evaluation documents, reports, international, and grey literature and the preliminary results from a Delphi Study aimed at conceptualizing the MAE concept. I posit that the concept of MAE encapsulates the African culture, history, belief systems, and cosmologies.