Demonstration Session American Evaluation Association Evaluation 2022
November 10, 2022
DEE CHAMBLISS & Julie Poncelet
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
A Mission-Aligned Process to Evaluate and Design to more Equitable College and Career Readiness Programs
CONNECTIONS
SKILL SETS
ASPIRATIONS
NAF's Developing Approach to Future Ready Competencies
I N I T I A T I V E & S E L F -D I R E C T I O N
S O C I A LA W A R E N E S S
P L A N N I N G F O RS U C C E S S
COMMUNICATION
P R O B L E MS O L V I N G
COLLABORATION
SKILL SETS
Youth Participatory Action Research
YPAR Toolkit: With activities and lesson plans
We Know Us: How to Engage Young People
Youth PAR Literature Review
Introductory Videos:
NAF PAR Toolkit: Are you READY for Youth PAR?
NAF PAR Toolkit: How can we successfully implement PAR with Young People?
NAF PAR Toolkit: What does it mean to be an Adult Ally in Youth PAR?
NAF PAR Toolkit: Youth Engagement + PAR 101
NAF Youth PAR Resources
Encouraging Youth-led Action for Change
YPAR Scenario #3
Developing a Culture Amplifying Youth Voice and Youth-informed Action
YPAR Scenario #2
How to Building Collaborative Practices
YPAR Scenario #1
How to Use the NAF Youth PAR Toolkit for More Equitable, Mission-Aligned Evaluation Practices and College & Career Readiness Programs
Exploring with youth a data trend or issue that arises from collected data
Example #2
Supplementing Data Collection
Example #1
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.
Scenario #1 - How to Building Collaborative Practices?
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 #2 - Developing a culture amplifying youth voice and youth informed action
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.
Scenario #3 - Encouraging Youth-led Action for Change
NAF Youth PAR Pilot Project
April 2021 & MAY 2022
FEBRUARY 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
EVALUATION & REFLECTION
ACTION
PLANNING
ADULT-ALLY READINESS & PRE-PLANNING
NAF Youth PAR Pilot Project Process & Timeline
EVALUATION & REFLECTION
ACTION
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
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
PAR Orientation Issue Selection Assessment of Knowledge & Gaps Define PAR Questions Data Collection 101 Meeting with Adult Allies
PLANNING
APRIL 2021 & MAY 2022
FEBRUARY 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
Adult Facilitated Youth Led Actions
FEELINGS
ACTIVITIES
STAGES OF THE JOURNEY
REFLECTIONS ON A NAF PAR JOURNEY BY WENONAH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH RESEARCHERS - AN IMPACTFUL FUTURE-READINESS EXPERIENCE!
Youth Reflections & Evaluation of the Pilot |
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?
NAF Youth PAR Session Q&A
DEE - Anything beyond this points is left over materials from the webinar
MAY 2022
FEBRUARY 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
NAF Youth PAR Pilot Project Context - Wenonah High School Academy of Hospitality & Tourism