▁ ▁Crit ical - em anci pat ory ▁Pot ter ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁also ▁ident ifies ▁critical - em anci pat ory ▁approaches ▁to ▁program ▁evaluation , ▁which ▁are ▁largely ▁based ▁on ▁action ▁research ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁social ▁transformation . ▁ ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁approach ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁ide ological ▁and ▁often ▁includes ▁a ▁greater ▁degree ▁of ▁social ▁activ ism ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁evalu ator . ▁ ▁This ▁approach ▁would ▁be ▁appropriate ▁for ▁qual itative ▁and ▁particip ative ▁evalu ations . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁critical ▁focus ▁on ▁soci etal ▁power ▁structures ▁and ▁its ▁emphas is ▁on ▁participation ▁and ▁emp ower ment , ▁Pot ter ▁arg ues ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁evaluation ▁can ▁be ▁particularly ▁useful ▁in ▁developing ▁countries . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁parad ig m ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁any ▁program ▁evaluation , ▁whether ▁it ▁be ▁posit iv ist , ▁interpret ive ▁or ▁critical - em anci pat ory , ▁it ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁that ▁evaluation ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁specific ▁so cio - polit ical ▁context s . ▁ ▁E valu ation ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁in ▁a ▁vac u um ▁and ▁all ▁evalu ations , ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁it ▁or ▁not , ▁are ▁influenced ▁by ▁so cio - polit ical ▁factors . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁evalu ations ▁and ▁the ▁find ings ▁which ▁result ▁from ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁evaluation ▁process ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁favour ▁or ▁against ▁particular ▁ide ological , ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁ag end as ▁( We iss