Cultural Encounters and Emergent Practices in Conflict Resolution Capacity-Building by Tamra Pearson d'Estrée & Ruth J. Parsons

Author:Tamra Pearson d'Estrée & Ruth J. Parsons
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Design and Evaluation—Because of the wide applications of conflict resolution, trainings need to be rooted in larger strategies , whether it is constructive social change or more immediately practical goals of employability or professional development. In short, trainings should be a means and not an end. In addition, that end should not be unilaterally decided. Greater involvement of partners , trainees, trainers, project managers, and implementers in all elements of project design , including needs assessment/baseline studies, theory of change , and goal formulation , can ensure to a greater extent that programs are relevant, accessible, and replicable by youth populations .

This also extends to evaluation . Similarly to engaging stakeholders in the design stage to ensure ownership and buy-in , during the evaluation phase , implementers should seek a similar kind of buy-in by organizing sessions to discuss evaluation design and findings. That is to say, results of evaluations should be disseminated via a facilitated conversation among the target groups to discuss the key findings and engage in a learning process. In the absence of the results and interpretation by the participants, evaluations are not utilized in the best way possible. In this sense, evaluation should be seen as an opportunity to practice a feedback loop by reinjecting the elements from the interpretation and learnings into future program design.

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