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This is a PDF of the full version of AEA Guiding Principles.

Resources :

American Evaluation Association (2011). Public statement on cultural competence in evaluation. Washington, DC: Author.

Evaluation Cultural Competence

The American Evaluation Association (AEA) defines a culturally competent evaluator as a person who “is prepared to engage with diverse segments of communities to include cultural and contextual dimensions important to the evaluation. Evaluators who strive for cultural competence: acknowledge the complexity of cultural identity; recognize the dynamics of power; recognize and eliminate bias in language; employ culturally appropriate methods.” AEA’s Public Statement on Cultural Competence in Evaluation (seen to the right) provides a set of practices that you can use to integrate cultural competence into your evaluation work. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed a set of cultural competence standards that accompany their evaluation competencies. Along with the standards, CDC has identified “Practical Strategies for Culturally Competent Evaluation.”