The King paper is now one of my favorites and coupling it with Coupal – Simoneau gives me new hope for research conducted at local school campuses, especially as King labels it “collaborative action research” (p.59). Participatory Evaluation offers a unique opportunity for schools to use this model of evaluation with teachers, parents, and all stakeholders to make real progress for social justice across all school campuses. At the core of Participatory process is community building such as gaining trust, sharing the meaning and vision, collaboration, tackling important community issues, validating participants efforts, and inviting outside perspectives. These principles are what it is needed not only to implement a participatory evaluation,
