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Table 2 Evaluation results

From: Participatory testing and reporting in an environmental-justice community of Worcester, Massachusetts: a pilot project

Criteria process

Household Tests

Neighborhood PM

1. Design and planning of PT&R:

  

1a. recruitment of/engagement with residents;

low

low

1b. conflict burden among partners.

high

high

2. Participatory testing:

  

2a. ability of residents to engage with tests;

high (10/14), moderate (4/14)

high

2b. ability of the residents-partners team to accomplish tests within two hours.

high (12/14), low (2/14)

high

3. Reporting: useful knowledge gained by residents

high (10/12)

-

Criteria outcome

  

4. PT&R protocol quality

high

-

5. Testing results - utility

moderate

-

6. Report quality

high

-

Overall

  

7. Value of overall experience/lessons learned

moderate-high