This Birds of A Feather networking session is for anthropologists working as evaluators and also evaluators and evaluation sponsors interested in learning more about Evaluation Anthropology and how anthropological theories and methods can inform evaluation practice. People with all levels of anthropological training and experience are welcome to come and share experience, questions, and concerns about evaluation work. The Evaluation Anthropology Interest Group is sponsored by NAPA, the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology and meets at both the American Evaluation Association and the American Anthropological Association. We will use this time to share professional development challenges and opportunities for people with training in anthropology who are pursuing evaluation careers. We will also discuss the relevance of anthropological training to Engaging Community, Sharing Leadership, including participatory approaches to ethnographic data collection and analysis (eg, photovoice, participatory narrative analysis), and gauge interest in co-publishing our experiences with community co-authors.
