The role of culture and cultural context : a mandate for inclusion, the discovery of truth and understanding in evaluative theory and practice / edited by Stafford Hood, Rodney Hopson, and Henry Frierson.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : this is where we stand / Stafford Hood, Rodney Hopson, and Henry Frierson -- Evaluators as stewards of the public good / Jennifer C. Greene -- Through a cultural lens : reflections on validity and theory in evaluation / Karen E. Kirkhart -- Persuasive language, responsive design : a framework for interculturally responsive evaluation / Melvin Hall and Denise Ward Hood -- Promoting culturally reliable and valid evaluation practice / Sharon Nelson-Barber, Joan LaFrance, Elise Trumbull, and Sofia Aburto -- An untold story in evaluation roots : Reid E. Jackson and his contributions toward culturally responsive evaluation at three quarters of a century / Rodney Hopson and Stafford Hood -- Learning to play scholarly jazz : a culturally responsive evaluation of the Hopi teachers for Hopi schools project / Carolyne J. White and Mary Hermes -- The PENAL project : program evaluation and native American liability / Guy Senese -- It starts with a Machete : the politics and poetics of space In urban school reform / Nona M. Burney, Carolyne J. White, and Mary E. Weems -- Using theory-driven evaluation with underserved communities : promoting program development and program sustainability / Katrina L. Bledsoe -- Cultural reflections stemming from the evaluation of an undergraduate research program / Michelle Jay, Dedra Eatmon, and Henry T. Frierson -- The use of contextually relevant evaluation practices with programs designed to increase participation of minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education / Elmima Johnson.