Innovators in Rural Community Economic Development

Participatory Evaluation of the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

Tags: Participatory Research, Training

Client Name: Community Partnership Center of the University of Tennessee

Client Type: Education/Research Institution

Year: 1996

Location: Tennessee

Presented results of the training in participatory evaluation developed in conjunction with the Community Partnership Center of the University of Tennessee and the Heartland Center for Leadership Development as well as information on indicators of sustainable communities to Washington staff from USDA, NCAT and HUD.

Thanks again for the excellent work both yesterday and the preparation for yesterday.  I think we have made a real breakthrough in terms of potential impact and learning at USDA. - John Gaventa, Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of Tennessee