ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on the processes used to share knowledge generated through participatory evaluation. It aims to encourage a wider consideration of the process of dissemination. The chapter begins with a focus on voice, audience and message and raises questions as to who should be involved in communicating the evaluation findings and to whom these should be communicated. It addresses the report-writing aspect and presents some guidance in terms of report composition and format before moving to explore more participatory forms of dissemination. Generally, written evaluation reports are the most common form of reporting evaluation findings. In the context of participatory evaluation, dissemination of evaluation findings is often directed towards community learning. The use of imagery provides a further means of both communicating knowledge and engaging audiences with the evaluation findings. Participatory evaluation, by its very nature, involves a range of stakeholders, complex relationships and multiple perspectives.