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YouthNet /YCNI Annual conference 2011- How do we know its working?

YouthNet /YCNI Annual conference 2011- How do we know its working?. Tools and techniques to measuring the impact of youth work (Caroline Redpath and Martin Mc Mullan – YouthAction NI). Outcomes.

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YouthNet /YCNI Annual conference 2011- How do we know its working?

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  1. YouthNet/YCNI Annual conference 2011- How do we know its working? Tools and techniques to measuring the impact of youth work (Caroline Redpath and Martin Mc Mullan – YouthAction NI)

  2. Outcomes The changes or differences that your project can make over time. The results of what you do …. NOT …. The activities or services you provide

  3. Baseline exercise: workshop outcomes I can identify and understand a range of tools and techniques that help me to measure the impact of my work I have knowledge of the processes involved to measure the impact of my work

  4. OUTCOMES • Outcomes are the answer to the ‘so what’ question – what difference does it all make? • Outcomes are the changes or benefits for individual, families, communities, etc • They are changes in knowledge, attitudes, practical skills, behaviour etc • Outcomes are the effects or changes brought about by the activities provided by an organisation.

  5. Outcomes – what matters • What matters is.... • The ability to identify the changes you want to achieve • Investing resources to achieve these outcomes • The difference you make • The results you achieve • Evaluating whether or not the outcomes have been achieved • It is insufficient to argue that.... • You work hard • You care a lot • Young people enjoy coming THE POINT IS WHETHER OR NOT POSITIVE OUTCOMES RESULT

  6. Measuring our work with young people – intended and unintended outcomes Measuring the outputs and OUTCOMES Recording the learning

  7. 4 level framework – evaluating the effects of a youth work intervention (Hoggarth and Comfort)

  8. EXAMPLE: REACH project • Example of outcomes assessment completed by young people (beginning, middle and end) • Example of how the data is used to represent key finding / learning outcomes

  9. Example: Community Leadership Programme • Example of Personal Training Plans completed by young people • Example of how the data is used to represent key finding / learning outcomes

  10. Considerations • Individual movement and progression • Group progression and movement • Impact on community or wider society • How scientific can we be that the change has taken place as a result of our intervention? • Consider short term (baseline scales and descriptors), medium term (purposeful biographies and time lapsed review) and long term interventions

  11. Youth Achievement Awards • Conference challenge and targets • Conference review • A MODEL FOR OUTCOMES BASED MEASUREMENT

  12. Baseline review • TOGETHER work through method to analyse group progression and movement

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