PARTICIPATORY EVALUATIONS IN PUBLIC POLICIES FOR LEARNING IN SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS: CASES OF JALISCO AND ZACATECAS (2019-2021)

Abstract

This research addresses two case studies of the participatory evaluations carried out in Jalisco and Zacatecas, specifically the programs “My passage” and “Model for Equality between Women and Men” respectively. The importance of these cases lies in being the first evaluation exercises that break with the traditional methodologies of the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval) and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), pointing to qualitative methodologies. What is participatory evaluation? It should be noted that they are practices promoted by the subnational governments themselves, and in the case of Jalisco they are the product of coordination with international agents. The methodological process of the evaluation is conceived under a hypothetico-deductive vision, the approach is mixed with greater orientation towards a qualitative analysis, using techniques such as: documentary and bibliographic work through content analysis, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The significance of these evaluations is expressed in offering a new vision which promotes the participation of the actors, it also promotes a better use of the evaluation, therefore, the most relevant findings are that participatory evaluations generate significant learning from the process for the cycle. of public policy that serve as precedents for public improvement in subnational governments, taking into consideration that institutional capacities, public officials and the evaluation team need to be strengthened so that learning is transferred from one organization to another to design, implement and participatory evaluation.