We are Hilary Loeb and Kelly Bay of the Research and Evaluation Department at the College Success Foundation. Many of our scholarship and support programs host events in which we collect data from students and educators. As internal evaluators, we often rely on colleagues to collect and enter survey data from these groups. The results …
Hi, I am Laura Gagliardone. For about seven years I have collaborated with multilateral, bilateral and non-profit organizations geographically targeted to Africa, South Asia and the Middle East and focused in the following areas: research, communication, knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, program planning, development and coordination. RELEVANCE: I like thinking of evaluation as a way …
I am Lori Peterson an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. Recently, I worked on a project conducting a series of focus groups with high school students with disabilities. I wanted to share tips and lessons learned from this experience. Hot Tips: Feed them and they will come! High school students love food. …
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Hi, I’m Mary Arnold, a professor and youth development specialist at Oregon State University. In a previous AEA365 post I presented three tips for successfully engaging youth in participatory evaluation (YPE) projects. Here are a few more tips that can help ensure the success of your YPE endeavors. Hot Tips: Teach the Cycle. As trained …
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Hi, I’m Sara Plachta Elliott, Evaluation Fellow at the Skillman Foundation in Detroit, Michigan, through a grant to Brandeis University’s Center for Youth and Communities. As an Evaluation Fellow, I work with Foundation staff to create learning opportunities that inform the work of improving school and neighborhood conditions for Detroit’s kids.In 2010, Brandeis conducted a …
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I’m Regan Grandy, and I’ve worked as an evaluator for Spectrum Research Evaluation and Development for six years. My work is primarily evaluating U.S. Department of Education-funded grant projects with school districts across the nation. Lessons Learned – Like some of you, I’ve found it difficult, at times, gaining access to extant data from school …
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I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, and aea365 regular Saturday contributor. Today is a big day. Well actually, yesterday was a big day, but right now is the morning after when we get to reflect on a night to remember. We frittered away the evening, sharing and chatting away the hours until …
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My name is Rob Shumer and I work at the University of Minnesota. I’ve taught a few courses on participatory evaluation, some which focus on youth led evaluation. I am currently involved with a few projects that engage youth in evaluation of their school programs. Most youth participatory evaluation happens through programs that occur after …
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Greetings! I’m Shep Zeldin and I am a professor in the Civil Society and Community Research Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and I’m Jane Powers from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University. We are engaged in a long term project to promote and support youth-adult partnerships (Y-AP) in organizational and …
Hi! My name is Krista Collins, and I am an Applied Developmental Psychology doctoral candidate at Claremont Graduate University. As a developmental psychologist and practicing evaluator, I am interested in how youth-participatory evaluation can engage youth in meaningful activities that will enable them with the tools to promote their own development. Best practices about how …
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