▁the ▁appropriate ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁five - t ier ed ▁approach ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁for ▁family ▁support ▁programs ▁which ▁emphas ise ▁community ▁and ▁particip ant ▁emp ower ment . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁it ▁encourag es ▁a ▁particip atory ▁approach ▁involving ▁all ▁st ake hold ers ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁through ▁this ▁process ▁of ▁reflection ▁that ▁emp ower ment ▁is ▁achieved . ▁ ▁Method ological ▁challeng es ▁presented ▁by ▁language ▁and ▁culture ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁section ▁is ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁method ological ▁challeng es ▁and ▁d ile mm as ▁evalu ators ▁are ▁potentially ▁faced ▁with ▁when ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁program ▁evaluation ▁in ▁a ▁developing ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁developing ▁countries ▁the ▁major ▁spons ors ▁of ▁evaluation ▁are ▁don or ▁ag encies ▁from ▁the ▁developed ▁world , ▁and ▁these ▁ag encies ▁require ▁regular ▁evaluation ▁reports ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁account ability ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁resources , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁generate ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁program ' s ▁success ▁or ▁failure . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁hur d les ▁and ▁challeng es ▁which ▁evalu ators ▁face ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁implement ▁an ▁evaluation ▁program ▁which ▁attempts ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁techniques ▁and ▁systems ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁developed ▁within ▁the ▁context ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁applied . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁include ▁differences ▁in ▁culture , ▁att itudes , ▁language ▁and ▁political ▁process . ▁ ▁Culture ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁E bb utt ▁( 1 9 9 8 , ▁p .   4 1 6 ) ▁as ▁a ▁"