A Youth Development Approach to Evaluation: Critical Participatory Action Research

Autor/inn/en	Zeller-Berkman, Sarah; Muñoz-Proto, Carolina; Torre, María Elena
Titel	A Youth Development Approach to Evaluation: Critical Participatory Action Research
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2015) 22, S.24-31 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Participatory Research; Action Research; Community Organizations; Youth Programs; Measures (Individuals); Evaluation Methods; Program Improvement; Delivery Systems; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Educational Benefits; Interpersonal Relationship; Adults; Focus Groups; Program Evaluation; Capacity Building; Grounded Theory; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Forschungstätigkeit; Projektforschung; Jugendsofortprogramm; Messdaten; Auslieferung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungsertrag; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	Across the U.S., youth development approaches are being tested in out-of-school time programs as a strategy to combat the growing opportunity gap between privileged and underprivileged youth (Gardner, Roth, & Brooks-Gunn, 2009). Along with increased recognition of the value of youth development programming has come increased financial support (Padgette, 2003; Zeller-Berkman, 2010). This investment, in turn, brings increased pressure to continually prove to funders that youth development programs affect student outcomes (Zeller-Berkman, 2010). The increased emphasis on accountability has sometimes forced community-based organizations (CBOs) to maintain a myopic focus on outcomes that are easily measurable but not necessarily the most important (Fusco, Lawrence, Matloff-Nieves, & Ramos, 2013). Underfunded nonprofits can feel overwhelmed by the intense emphasis on producing "evidence-based" outcomes, especially if evaluation feels like an "add-on" rather than being aligned with and integrated into program goals. This article raises up critical participatory action research and youth participatory evaluation as possible answers to this challenge. It explores how five programs use critical participatory action research and youth participatory evaluation to engage youth and improve program delivery. These trailblazing organizations illuminate the possibilities and challenges of using approaches to research and evaluation that reflect youth development principles and practices. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01