Hi, we are Miranda Yates and Anne Gleason from the Program Evaluation and Planning (PEP) Department at Good Shepherd Services in New York City. As part of our agency-wide commitment to youth and family development and evidence-based practice, we recognize the profound value of partnering with youth participants at all stages of program evaluation. Our …
Hello fellow evaluators! My name is Brian Hubbard and I am an administrator and youth worker who created and continues to work directly with a youth council from the Conservation Corps. I have seen the benefits of working with and alongside youth engaging in participatory evaluation. The Conservation Corps is a non-profit organization that provides …
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Hello, I’m Maddy Boesen from the Research Department at GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network). This post is the first of a two-part series about identifying and redressing adultism in youth-focused evaluation that comes from a series of conversations with my friend and colleague, Mariah Kornbluh of Michigan State University. What is adultism? …
Hello, my name is Kim Sabo Flores (Evaluation Access) and I am David White (Oregon State University). We are the co-chairs of the Youth Focused Evaluation Topical Interest Group (YFE TIG). The YFE TIG is an inclusive and participatory space for all evaluators, of any age. The YFE TIG focuses attention on the practices, and …
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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The onset of spring is a wonderful time of year. Cold weather, dreary skies, and minimal sunlight give way to warmer climes, cloudless firmaments, and sunsets that form noticeably later. Could there be a better time to celebrate the germination and growth of a new Topical Interest Group? My name is Kim Sabo Flores (Thrive …
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