The Cultural Education of Academic Evaluators: Lessons from a University-Hmong Community Partnership
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- 作者：Stephen A. Small ; Geetika Tiwari and Mary Huser
- 关键词：Cultural competence ; Cultural sensitivity ; Evaluation ; Hmong ; Prevention programs ; University ; community partnerships
- 刊名：American Journal of Community Psychology
- 出版时间：June, 2006
- 出版年：2006
- 期刊代码：2_00910562
- 类别：en
- 卷：37
- 期：3-4
- 页码：357-364
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
This article explores some of the lessons a university-based evaluation team learned while attempting to hire, retain, and work with staff members from a local Hmong community. These staff members were hired to assist a federally-funded community collaborative with implementing and evaluating a family strengthening program for Hmong families with adolescents. Over the course of two years, a succession of individuals were hired and resigned from a key staff position. These resignations occurred at critical points in the project, undermining a critical component of the program’s evaluation. Through interviews, observations, self-reflection, and feedback from colleagues and reviewers, a better understanding of the reasons for these difficulties began to emerge. The challenges examined in this article help to illustrate some of the complexities faced by academics when conducting a community-based project with an underserved racial ethnic population. The article concludes by discussing some of the lessons learned and what they might suggest for others doing similar types of work.