Using stories in evaluation: Participatory Narrative Inquiry and Sensemaking

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
Using stories in evaluation: Participatory Narrative Inquiry and Sensemaking
Abstract
Sensemaking and Participatory Narrative Inquiry (PNI) are similar approaches, based on collecting stories about a real life experience from a large number of stakeholders on a topic of interest to the evaluation, and giving the storytellers themselves the responsibility for analyzing and making sense of the stories. Because a large number of stories are collected and self-interpreted, it is possible to conduct quantitative analysis of recurrent themes, perspectives and feelings emerging in the narratives. By combining elements of qualitative and quantitative research, these approaches help to make sense of complex and evolving realities. This session presented the general approach of Sensemaking and PNI. Panelists discussed their experiences with this method, recently used in IFAD and WFP’s evaluations and invited participants to share their own experiences with using stories in evaluation.
Type
Webinar
Date
2022-06-21
Meeting Name
gLocal Evaluation Week 2022
Accessed
26/07/2022, 12:40
Short Title
Using stories in evaluation
Citation
Using stories in evaluation: Participatory Narrative Inquiry and Sensemaking. (2022, June 21). [Webinar]. gLocal Evaluation Week 2022. https://www.evalforward.org/webinars/using-stories