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Youth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children?s and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people.
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Youth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children's and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people.
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Youth Participatory Evaluation Youth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children's and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people. Youth Participatory Evaluation brings a much-needed theoretical framework to the important new field of YPE. Drawing on theories of children's play, evaluation, and youth development, the book outlines evidence that including youth as members of participatory evaluation teams benefits young people, their programs and communities, and the field of evaluation itself. Praise for Youth Participatory Evaluation "This is a step-by-step guide to using Kim Sabo Flores' practical and playful tools for engaging youth, but also a passionate message about young people's capacity and desire to develop through performing." Lois Holzman, director, East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy "Dr. Sabo Flores does an excellent job of laying out the process of participatory evaluation and how to make it an inclusive, relevant, and valuable experience for both adults and young people." Anne H. Lawrence, program officer, the Robert Browne Foundation "Youth Participatory Evaluation demonstrates what youth can do with the tool of self-assessment. The ripple effect of this work in the pond of evaluation thought is deep and far reaching. It begs the question: if youth can do it to improve their lives, why can't adults use empowerment and participatory approaches to take control of their lives as well?" David Fetterman, director of evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and past president, American Evaluation Association "As youth participatory evaluation emerges from youth development, community participation, and program evaluation, this book will advance its understanding as an interdisciplinary field of practice and subject of study." Barry Checkoway, professor of social work, University of Michigan, and author, Participatory Evaluation with Young People
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Youth Participatory Evaluation Youth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children's and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people. Youth Participatory Evaluation brings a much-needed theoretical framework to the important new field of YPE. Drawing on theories of children's play, evaluation, and youth development, the book outlines evidence that including youth as members of participatory evaluation teams benefits young people, their programs and communities, and the field of evaluation itself. Praise for Youth Participatory Evaluation "This is a step-by-step guide to using Kim Sabo Flores' practical and playful tools for engaging youth, but also a passionate message about young people's capacity and desire to develop through performing." Lois Holzman, director, East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy "Dr. Sabo Flores does an excellent job of laying out the process of participatory evaluation and how to make it an inclusive, relevant, and valuable experience for both adults and young people." Anne H. Lawrence, program officer, the Robert Browne Foundation "Youth Participatory Evaluation demonstrates what youth can do with the tool of self-assessment. The ripple effect of this work in the pond of evaluation thought is deep and far reaching. It begs the question: if youth can do it to improve their lives, why can't adults use empowerment and participatory approaches to take control of their lives as well?" David Fetterman, director of evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and past president, American Evaluation Association "As youth participatory evaluation emerges from youth development, community participation, and program evaluation, this book will advance its understanding as an interdisciplinary field of practice and subject of study." Barry Checkoway, professor of social work, University of Michigan, and author, Participatory Evaluation with Young People
Author Biography
Kim Sabo Flores is the founder and principal of Kim Sabo Flores Consulting. She generates collaborative projects that educate not only program staff but also their funders about ways that participatory evaluation can help to build organizational capacity.
Table of Contents
Preface x The Author xiii Foreword by Naomi Ortiz xiv PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF YOUTH PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION CHAPTER ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION 3 What Is Youth Participatory Evaluation? 6 The Benefits of Youth Participatory Evaluation 9 CHAPTER TWO: DEVELOPMENT, PLAY, AND PERFORMANCE 19 Development and Play 24 Transformation of Totalities and Development 26 PART TWO: DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING YOUTH PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION PROJECTS CHAPTER THREE: STARTING YOUR OWN YPE PROJECT 35 Do Youth Really Want to Participate in Evaluation? 36 Which Youth Should Participate? 37 How Many Youth Should Be Involved? 38 Should Youth Be Compensated for Their Participation? 38 How Old Does Someone Have to Be to Participate? 39 What Is the Value of Engaging Youth of Different Ages and Capacities? 40 Can Young People Really Conduct Effective and Useful Evaluations That We Can Trust? 40 Who Should Facilitate the YPE Process? 41 What Happens When a YPE Project Is Conducted in a Program That Is Not Participatory? 41 How Do We Engage and Prepare Additional Stakeholders in the Process, Particularly Those in Positions of Power? 44 CHAPTER FOUR: DEVELOPING THE ENSEMBLE YPE TEAM 45 Getting Started 46 Moving from Adult Facilitator to Performance Director 47 Discovering All That the YPE Team Members Have to Offer 49 Performing the Ensemble 55 Creating the Environment 60 Monitoring the Ensemble 66 Summary 72 CHAPTER FIVE: DEVELOPING A YPE PLAN 73 Articulating How Your Program Operates 76 Formulating Evaluation Questions 86 CHAPTER SIX: TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE AS INTERVIEWERS 90 CHAPTER SEVEN: TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE AS CREATIVE FOCUS GROUP FACILITATORS 102 Helping Young People Conduct Focus Groups 104 Creative Group and Focus Group Activities 110 CHAPTER EIGHT: WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP SURVEYS 117 Hints for Creating and Administering Surveys 119 Creative Approaches to Surveying 125 CHAPTER NINE: USING PERFORMANCE AS A DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY 130 CHAPTER TEN: USING JOURNALING IN EVALUATION 140 CHAPTER ELEVEN: APPROACHING DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING CREATIVELY 146 Creative Approaches to Data Analysis 147 Creative Strategies for Presenting Data 155 CHAPTER TWELVE: ENCOURAGEMENTS 160 Five Tips for Maintaining Your Performatory Posture 162 Concluding Thought 164 Appendix A: Tips for the Interviewer 165 Tips for the Note Taker 167 Appendix B: Tips for Conducting Focus Groups 168 Tips for the Facilitator 169 Tips for the Note Taker 170 Appendix C: How to Determine the Appropriate Sample Size 171 References 173 Index 176
Review
"… serves as a good resource for practitioners looking to engage youth in both evaluation and research." (Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, March 2008)
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Youth Participatory Evaluation Youth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children's and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people. Youth Participatory Evaluation brings a much-needed theoretical framework to the important new field of YPE. Drawing on theories of children's play, evaluation, and youth development, the book outlines evidence that including youth as members of participatory evaluation teams benefits young people, their programs and communities, and the field of evaluation itself. Praise for Youth Participatory Evaluation "This is a step-by-step guide to using Kim Sabo Flores' practical and playful tools for engaging youth, but also a passionate message about young people's capacity and desire to develop through performing." Lois Holzman, director, East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy "Dr. Sabo Flores does an excellent job of laying out the process of participatory evaluation and how to make it an inclusive, relevant, and valuable experience for both adults and young people." Anne H. Lawrence, program officer, the Robert Browne Foundation "Youth Participatory Evaluation demonstrates what youth can do with the tool of self-assessment. The ripple effect of this work in the pond of evaluation thought is deep and far reaching. It begs the question: if youth can do it to improve their lives, why can't adults use empowerment and participatory approaches to take control of their lives as well?" David Fetterman, director of evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and past president, American Evaluation Association "As youth participatory evaluation emerges from youth development, community participation, and program evaluation, this book will advance its understanding as an interdisciplinary field of practice and subject of study." Barry Checkoway, professor of social work, University of Michigan, and author, Participatory Evaluation with Young People
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"? serves as a good resource for practitioners looking to engage youth in both evaluation and research." (Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, March 2008)
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"... serves as a good resource for practitioners looking to engage youth in both evaluation and research." ( Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation , March 2008)
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"... serves as a good resource for practitioners looking to engage youth in both evaluation and research." (Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, March 2008)
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This book provides a ?how to? guide to participatory research and evaluation, for teacher researchers and those working with nonprofit youth programs. Offers substantial theory and experience to provide a fundamental component of professional preparation and leading edge practice. Appropriate as a supplemental for courses in Applied Research Methods, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Methods, Children/Youth Studies, Community Organizing, Community Psychology, Service Learning, Public Health Community-Based Research, and Anthropology. Fills Gap in Literature by combining participatory evaluation, and (action) research for educators, Contains tips for leading a youth contingent to perform rigorous research and evaluation that will stand up to peer review and critique.
Details ISBN0787983926 Author Kim Sabo Flores Short Title YOUTH PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION Language English ISBN-10 0787983926 ISBN-13 9780787983925 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Series Research Methods for the Social Sciences Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Subtitle Strategies for Engaging Young People Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Birth 1969 Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780787983925 Series Number 14 UK Release Date 2007-12-14 AU Release Date 2007-10-25 NZ Release Date 2007-10-25 Pages 208 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 2007-12-14 DEWEY 361.208350973 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2007-12-14 We've got this
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