Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
A Mission-Aligned Process to Evaluate and Design to more Equitable College and Career Readiness Programs
Demonstration Session American Evaluation Association Evaluation 2022
DEE CHAMBLISS & Julie Poncelet
November 10, 2022
NAF's Developing Approach to Future Ready Competencies
SKILL SETS
CONNECTIONS
ASPIRATIONS
SKILL SETS
P R O B L E MS O L V I N G
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION
I N I T I A T I V E & S E L F -D I R E C T I O N
P L A N N I N G F O RS U C C E S S
S O C I A LA W A R E N E S S
Youth Participatory Action Research
NAF Youth PAR Resources
Introductory Videos:
YPAR Toolkit: With activities and lesson plans
NAF PAR Toolkit: Youth Engagement + PAR 101
NAF PAR Toolkit: What does it mean to be an Adult Ally in Youth PAR?
We Know Us: How to Engage Young People
Youth PAR Literature Review
NAF PAR Toolkit: Are you READY for Youth PAR?
NAF PAR Toolkit: How can we successfully implement PAR with Young People?
How to Use the NAF Youth PAR Toolkit for More Equitable, Mission-Aligned Evaluation Practices and College & Career Readiness Programs
YPAR Scenario #1
How to Building Collaborative Practices
YPAR Scenario #3
Encouraging Youth-led Action for Change
YPAR Scenario #2
Developing a Culture Amplifying Youth Voice and Youth-informed Action
Scenario #1 - How to Building Collaborative Practices?
Using the toolkit’s participatory activities to supplement existing data collection activities, support dialogue, increase youth voice in program development or evaluation, or have more engaged learning in classrooms or college & career readiness programs.
Example #2
Exploring with youth a data trend or issue that arises from collected data
Example #1
Supplementing Data Collection
Scenario #2 - Developing a culture amplifying youth voice and youth informed action
Let's explore how youth participants and educators could structure a "mini-PAR process" to tackle a specific issue in a meaningful and rapid way. Click the box for the scenario background, followed by each element in the PAR process for links to resources.
Scenario #3 - Encouraging Youth-led Action for Change
College and Career Readiness Programs could use PAR to structure the development of youth advisory groups, culminating graduation projects, or youth-led solutions to a specific issue. Click the box for the scenario background and each element in the PAR process for links to resources.
NAF Youth PAR Pilot Project
NAF Youth PAR Pilot Project Process & Timeline
ADULT-ALLY READINESS & PRE-PLANNING
EVALUATION & REFLECTION
PLANNING
ACTION
AUGUST 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
FEBRUARY 2021
April 2021 & MAY 2022
Youth Reflections & Evaluation of the Pilot |
REFLECTIONS ON A NAF PAR JOURNEY BY WENONAH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH RESEARCHERS - AN IMPACTFUL FUTURE-READINESS EXPERIENCE!
EVALUATION & REFLECTION
PLANNING
ACTION
STAGES OF THE JOURNEY
Develop 2 Data Collection Tools (Peers, Educators) Collect Data from Peers & Educators Quantitative & Qualitative Data Analysis Identifying Findings & Recommendations Presentation of Findings & Recommendations to Adult Allies
Post PAR Journey Youth Researcher Survey Making Meaning of Youth Researcher Survey Findings Season Facilitator Discussion with Adult Allies One-Year Reunion & Reflection Workshop with Youth Researchers
PAR Orientation Issue Selection Assessment of Knowledge & Gaps Define PAR Questions Data Collection 101 Meeting with Adult Allies
ACTIVITIES
Adult Facilitated Youth Led Actions
NOVEMBER 2020
FEBRUARY 2021
APRIL 2021 & MAY 2022
FEELINGS
NAF Youth PAR Session Q&A
YPAR is a robust process to ensure college access and future-readiness programs engage in equitable and mission-aligned evaluation practices to better meet the evolving needs of young people while simultaneously strengthening their readiness competencies. Questions?
DEE - Anything beyond this points is left over materials from the webinar
NAF Youth PAR Pilot Project Context - Wenonah High School Academy of Hospitality & Tourism
NOVEMBER 2020
FEBRUARY 2021
MAY 2022