| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Improving Evaluation Practice With Youth: A Checklist for Developmentally Sensitive Program Evaluation |
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Roundtable Presentation 860 to be held in Conference Room 12 on Saturday, Nov 5, 9:50 AM to 11:20 AM
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Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Silvana Bialosiewicz, Claremont Graduate University, silvana@cgu.edu
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| Miriam Jacobson, Claremont Graduate University, jacobson.miriam@gmail.com
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| Tiffany Berry, Claremont Graduate University, tiffany.berry@cgu.edu
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| Abstract:
The evaluation of programs that serve youth can be complex given the multifaceted nature of child and adolescent development. These evaluations require a developmentally sensitive approach, which includes thoughtful consideration of the characteristics this unique population brings to the evaluation. In this Round Table we will describe a developmental sensitivity checklist framed within the Centers for Disease Control's six-phase framework. Our goal is to document the pertinent considerations for typical as well as atypical youth across each stage of the evaluation process. This checklist was developed through an extensive literature review of best practices in applied research with youth and was validated by an expert panel of developmental psychologists and veteran youth-program evaluators. In this Round Table we will introduce our tool, receive feedback to refine the tool, as well as engage evaluators in a discussion about how we can continually improve the quality of program evaluations targeting youth.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Assessing the Systems of Supports and Opportunities for Youth in Six Detroit Neighborhoods as a Building Block for Development |
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Roundtable Presentation 860 to be held in Conference Room 12 on Saturday, Nov 5, 9:50 AM to 11:20 AM
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Sponsored by the Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Della M Hughes, Brandeis University, dhughes@brandeis.edu
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| Brian Dates, Southwest Counseling Solutions, bdates@swsol.org
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| Sara Plachta Elliott, The Skillman Foundation, selliott@skillman.org
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| Abstract:
What does it take at a neighborhood level to ensure young people can be safe, healthy, well educated, and prepared for adulthood? The Skillman Foundation in Detroit, Michigan is investing $100 M over ten years in six neighborhoods to (among other neighborhood capacities) create systems of supports and opportunities (SOSO) with an array of youth development, volunteer, college and career exposure and access, and youth employment preparation and placement programs.
Brandeis University assessed the SOSOs to provide data for planning and decision making. Southwest Counseling Solutions is a Skillman grantee charged with SOSO development and management in two of the six neighborhoods. Participants will address how the assessment took place and what kind of results it produced, the practical applications of having a database for planning and system development, how the Foundation and a community-based organization are managing the data going forward, and whether the data really makes a difference.
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