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eXtension Evaluation Community of Practice NC 4-H Sponsored Webinar

eXtension Evaluation Community of Practice NC 4-H Sponsored Webinar. Case Study What Keeps High School Graduates From Pursuing a College Education? July 15, 2009 Ongoing website: http://nc4-heval.wikispaces.com. Youth Participatory Evaluation Cycle. Transformative Phase

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eXtension Evaluation Community of Practice NC 4-H Sponsored Webinar

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  1. eXtension Evaluation Community of PracticeNC 4-H Sponsored Webinar Case Study What Keeps High School Graduates From Pursuing a College Education? July 15, 2009 Ongoing website: http://nc4-heval.wikispaces.com

  2. Youth Participatory Evaluation Cycle Transformative Phase Sanction: Ten youth and one adult advisor attended an intensive training and develop the preliminary research topic. Research team met numerous times between September 2008 and June 2009. Evaluation Questions: Question were developed with help of school district and university Administrators. Methodologies: Youth researchers co-authored the IRB proposal, completed the CITI course, contacted high school counselors, distribute flyers, applied for grant, reserved community forum meeting space, and conducted multiple forums. Practical Phase Analysis of Data: Still in process. Interpretation of Findings: Still in process. Evaluation Use: Youth will present findings to school and university administrators, publish results in professional and trade journals.

  3. Transformative Outcomes • Short Term • Life skills • Social science skills • Medium Term • Building team • Becoming researchers • Overcoming adultism • Professional presentations (Staff Development Conference, American Evaluation Association) • Long Term • Promotion of competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and contribution needs to be examined at the convergence of YLR training and the features, assets, settings, and essential elements believed to promote PYD.

  4. Next Steps • More work to be done (Transformative + Practical = YPE) • Analysis of data • What themes and patterns will appear? • Interpretation of data • How will the youth researchers’ understanding of the data help administrators prepare and encourage the next cohort of high school graduates? • What practical recommendations will the youth researchers make to administrators? • Use of data • School and university administrators • Publication in trade and professional journals • Use of research and evaluation knowledge • Training a new cadre of youth researchers

  5. Opportunity and Challenge • Publication and presentation beyond the academy • Trade journals • Association publications • Multiple dimensions and multiple levels of engagement • Subjects • Researchers

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