| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes. |
| Roundtable Rotation I:
Evaluation of an HIV Awareness and Sexual Decision-making Peer Education Program Among University Students: Lessons Learned |
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Roundtable Presentation 612 to be held in Douglas Boardroom on Friday, November 9, 1:55 PM to 3:25 PM
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| Presenter(s):
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| Natalie De La Cruz,
University of Alabama, Birmingham,
ng36@uab.edu
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| Nish McCree-Hale,
University of Alabama, Birmingham,
mccree-hale@mindspring.com
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| Ann Elizabeth Montgomery,
University of Alabama, Birmingham,
annelizabethmontgomery@gmail.com
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| Faith Fletcher,
University of Alabama,
fletch95@gmail.com
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| Abstract:
Sexual Health Awareness Through Peer Education (SHAPE) is an outreach project of the Center for AIDS Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). SHAPE educators are students who present workshops to improve sexual decision-making and HIV awareness among their peers. Peer education is an important strategy to prevent HIV and STIs. The study team (1) conducted focus groups with peer educators to define program objectives and develop survey instruments to conduct pretests and posttests of workshop participants' knowledge and behaviors; and (2) developed an evaluation plan comprising a one-group pretest-posttest design using a nonequivalent dependent variable to measure changes in participants' sexual decision-making skills and HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Data will be collected through Fall 2007. This presentation will highlight the process and activities aimed at developing an evaluation for an established community-based program.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
At the Starting Gate: Planning the Evaluation of an Initiative to Enhance Student Engagement at a State University |
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Roundtable Presentation 612 to be held in Douglas Boardroom on Friday, November 9, 1:55 PM to 3:25 PM
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| Presenter(s):
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| Marc Braverman,
Oregon State University,
marc.braverman@oregonstate.edu
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| Lizbeth Ann Gray,
Oregon State University,
grayli@oregonstate.edu
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| Anne Hatley,
Oregon State University,
anne.hatley@oregonstate.edu
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| Brandi Hall,
Oregon State University,
hallbra@onid.orst.edu
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| Abstract:
This roundtable will address issues related to evaluation planning for a formal program aimed at increasing undergraduate student engagement at Oregon State University. For the 2007-08 academic year, OSU's College of Health and Human Sciences is launching a multi-faceted initiative that incorporates the promotion of student learning communities, development of new courses, linkages to existing courses, and informal campus activities. Each of the College's four departments has planned its own program, so the evaluation must be responsive to between-program differences, overriding themes, and college-wide commonalities. Further complexity for the evaluation is introduced by the numerous primary audiences, including central campus administration, the college Dean's office, individual departments, faculty, and students. Most of these parties have little direct experience with evaluation, and initial activities have focused largely on consensus-building, goal specification, and negotiation. This roundtable will highlight challenges common to similar higher education programs, to promote insights for the evaluation process.
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