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标题：Revisiting decoloniality for more effective research and evaluation
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作者：Fanie Cloete ; Christelle Auriacombe
期刊名称：African Evaluation Journal
印刷版ISSN：2310-4988
电子版ISSN：2306-5133
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：10-19
DOI：10.4102/aej.v7i1.363
出版社：AOSIS
摘要：There is increasing global resistance against a perceived Eurocentric value hegemony in knowledge generation, implementation and evaluation. A persistent colonial value mindset is accused of imposing outdated and inappropriate policies on former colonised and other countries and needs to be changed to more appropriate processes and results to improve conditions in those countries in the 21st century. Objectives: This article intends to summarise some lessons from the impact of historical colonial value systems and practices in current knowledge generation, transfer and application processes and results in Africa (especially in South Africa). The objective is to identify concrete directions towards ‘decolonising’ research and evaluation processes and products to be more relevant, appropriate and, therefore, more effective to achieve sustainable empowerment and other desired developmental outcomes not only in lesser developed countries but also in traditionally more developed Western nations. Method: A comparative literature review was undertaken to identify and assess the current state of the debate on the perceived need to decolonise research and evaluation practices in different contexts. The Africa-rooted evaluation movement was used as a case study for this purpose. Results: The current decoloniality discourse is ineffective and needs to be taken in another direction. Mainstreaming culturally sensitive and responsive, contextualised participatory research and evaluation designs and methodology implementation in all facets and at all stages of research and evaluation projects has the potential to fulfil the requirements and demands of the research and evaluation decoloniality movement. Conclusion: This will improve the effectiveness of research and evaluation processes and results.
关键词：decoloniality; decolonisation; culturally responsive research; culturally responsive evaluation; Africa-rooted evaluation