Virtual Café by YouthREX | Andrew Sharpe | Activity https://cafe.youthrex.com/members/andrewsharpe/activity/ Activity feed for Andrew Sharpe. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:16:25 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 cf14d75271136e2a85353407f09300dc Andrew replied to the discussion What is your metaphor for evaluation: "Evaluation is like a _____ because _____". in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/evaluation-is-like-a-___________-because-____________-readiness-for-evaluation-metaphor-activity/#post-2276 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 02:29:55 -0500 Reply to What is your metaphor for evaluation: "Evaluation is like a _____ because _____".

Its a bit like baking a cake. There are stakeholders – staff at the grocery store, people who will eat the cake, People who you share the kitchen with. There are inputs – all the ingredients. There are processes – mixing, baking, etc. There are outputs…you can make one, two , three cakes. There are outcomes…Is the cake delicious to eat?…

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]]> f3d31b94dc9d361a762b1c6276ff9c03 Andrew replied to the discussion What are good practices for making sure that youth can make an informed decision about participating in an evaluation of a youth program? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/evaluation-and-youth-work/forum/discussion/what-are-good-practices-for-making-sure-that-youth-can-make-an-informed-decision-about-participating-in-an-evaluation-of-a-youth-program-2/#post-2268 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 02:38:45 -0500 Reply to What are good practices for making sure that youth can make an informed decision about participating in an evaluation of a youth program?

in addition to the above, ensuring youth know they are not required to participate, that they are free to be part of the program even if they do not want to be a part of the evaluation.

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