{"product_id":"youth-participatory-evaluation-isbn-9780787983925","title":"Youth Participatory Evaluation","description":"\u003ci\u003eYouth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children’s and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people. \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by Naomi Ortiz xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF YOUTH PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePARTICIPATORY EVALUATION 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Youth Participatory Evaluation? 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Benefits of Youth Participatory Evaluation 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TWO: DEVELOPMENT, PLAY, AND PERFORMANCE 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment and Play 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformation of Totalities and Development 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING YOUTH PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION PROJECTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER THREE: STARTING YOUR OWN YPE PROJECT 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo Youth Really Want to Participate in Evaluation? 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Youth Should Participate? 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Many Youth Should Be Involved? 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould Youth Be Compensated for Their Participation? 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Old Does Someone Have to Be to Participate? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Value of Engaging Youth of Different Ages and Capacities? 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Young People Really Conduct Effective and Useful Evaluations That We Can Trust? 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Should Facilitate the YPE Process? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Happens When a YPE Project Is Conducted in a Program That Is Not Participatory? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do We Engage and Prepare Additional Stakeholders in the Process, Particularly Those in Positions of Power? 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FOUR: DEVELOPING THE ENSEMBLE YPE TEAM 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from Adult Facilitator to Performance Director 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering All That the YPE Team Members Have to Offer 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerforming the Ensemble 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the Environment 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitoring the Ensemble 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FIVE: DEVELOPING A YPE PLAN 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticulating How Your Program Operates 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulating Evaluation Questions 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER SIX: TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE AS INTERVIEWERS 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN: TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE AS CREATIVE FOCUS GROUP FACILITATORS 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping Young People Conduct Focus Groups 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Group and Focus Group Activities 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT: WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP SURVEYS 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHints for Creating and Administering Surveys 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Approaches to Surveying 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER NINE: USING PERFORMANCE AS A DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TEN: USING JOURNALING IN EVALUATION 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER ELEVEN: APPROACHING DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING CREATIVELY 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Approaches to Data Analysis 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Strategies for Presenting Data 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TWELVE: ENCOURAGEMENTS 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Tips for Maintaining Your Performatory Posture 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Thought 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Tips for the Interviewer 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for the Note Taker 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B: Tips for Conducting Focus Groups 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for the Facilitator 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for the Note Taker 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C: How to Determine the Appropriate Sample Size 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 176\u003c\/p\u003e \"… serves as a good resource for practitioners looking to engage youth in both evaluation and research.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2008) \u003cb\u003eKim Sabo Flores\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and principal of Kim Sabo Flores Consulting. She generates collaborative projects that educate not only program staff but also their funders about ways that participatory evaluation can help to build organizational capacity.  \u003cp\u003eYouth Participatory Evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYouth Participatory Evaluation: Strategies for Engaging Young People is a groundbreaking book that provides step-by-step, playful, and accessible activities that have proven effective and can be used by evaluators, educators, youth workers, researchers, funders, and children's and human rights advocates in their efforts to more effectively engage young people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYouth Participatory Evaluation brings a much-needed theoretical framework to the important new field of YPE. Drawing on theories of children's play, evaluation, and youth development, the book outlines evidence that including youth as members of participatory evaluation teams benefits young people, their programs and communities, and the field of evaluation itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Youth Participatory Evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a step-by-step guide to using Kim Sabo Flores' practical and playful tools for engaging youth, but also a passionate message about young people's capacity and desire to develop through performing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLois Holzman, director, East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Sabo Flores does an excellent job of laying out the process of participatory evaluation and how to make it an inclusive, relevant, and valuable experience for both adults and young people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne H. Lawrence, program officer, the Robert Browne Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Youth Participatory Evaluation demonstrates what youth can do with the tool of self-assessment. The ripple effect of this work in the pond of evaluation thought is deep and far reaching. It begs the question: if youth can do it to improve their lives, why can't adults use empowerment and participatory approaches to take control of their lives as well?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Fetterman, director of evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and past president, American Evaluation Association\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As youth participatory evaluation emerges from youth development, community participation, and program evaluation, this book will advance its understanding as an interdisciplinary field of practice and subject of study.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarry Checkoway, professor of social work, University of Michigan, and author, Participatory Evaluation with Young People\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990516383973,"sku":"NP9780787983925","price":44.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787983925.jpg?v=1761788143","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/youth-participatory-evaluation-isbn-9780787983925","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}