Trails to Literacy: PHASES
Setting up a steering committee with membership from the various stakeholders, including the participants, helps in this balancing act. Having the steering committee oversee the progress of the project enabled a multi-faceted viewpoint on the success of certain parts of the project. Their input and suggestions enabled the project to remain on track with regard to the original concepts.
By including representatives chosen by the participant group, it ensured that they had understanding of the governance, and it was not taken out of their hands.