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Marco replied to the discussion Does your youth program have an inventory of all the program data it collects (example include registration form)? If yes, how you did your program create this inventory and what are ways you use it in your program evaluation? If no, what would help your program to create a data inventory? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 02:39:56 -0500

Reply to Does your youth program have an inventory of all the program data it collects (example include registration form)? If yes, how you did your program create this inventory and what are ways you use it in your program evaluation? If no, what would help your program to create a data inventory?

We do not have an inventory of all the program data our program collects. The data we have is in different files and hard copies (e.g. attendance sheets). Creating a process document with clear instructions and steps that program staff need to follow would be helpful for creating a data inventory that consists of all the program data we…

Marco replied to the discussion What data do you already collect as part of your program? What data could you be collecting that you are not currently collecting? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:20:04 -0500

Reply to What data do you already collect as part of your program? What data could you be collecting that you are not currently collecting?

We currently collect the following data: registration, attendance, administrative records, program notes, feedback surveys, and demographics for one of our programs. We could be collecting demographics (age, gender, residence, etc.) for all of our programs.

Marco 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

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 02:34:08 -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?

Providing them with all of the information about the program that they are going to be evaluating
Providing them with opportunities to ask questions
Providing them with information about informed consent and how they can withdraw from the evaluation process at any time as it is voluntary
Making sure that they are aware of how confidentiality…

Marco replied to the discussion What challenge with evaluation mentioned by participants in the Beyond Measure study is similar to a challenge that your youth program / organization experiences? in the forum Evaluation and Youth Work

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:39:12 -0500

Reply to What challenge with evaluation mentioned by participants in the Beyond Measure study is similar to a challenge that your youth program / organization experiences?

Finding meaningful ways to involve youth in evaluation can be challenging given their other life commitments, such as work, school, personal life, extracurriculars, etc. Given that there is so much to gain by youth being meaningfully involved in evaluation activities, organizations need to prioritize making youth involvement as accessible…