Mentoring Programs For Latino Youth Taya Arthur, Cami Cole, Lorena Jimenez, Bethanie Johnson, Megan Snow, Whitney Tawzer and Mara Whittier Adapted by Dr. Carol Albrecht Please note. Numbers have been changed, and this power point is ONLY to be used as an example of presenting Data.
Evaluation of Mentoring Programs for Latino Youth by Community Leaders
This study was implemented to evaluate the quantity and quality of resources available to Latino Youth in Rural Utah Purpose
300 Telephone and Self- Administered Surveys Data Collection
Surveys were administered to: Social Service Agency Workers Civil/Political Leaders Law Enforcement Religious Educators Medical Personnel Business Leaders Surveys
Indicators Used to Evaluate Programs Respondents were asked to indicate if there were Enough Programs to Adequately Meet the Educational needs of Latino Youth. Possible Responses included (1) No, (2) Yes, and (3) Don’t Know Respondents were asked to evaluate t he Quality of Current Programs. Possible answers included (1) poor, (2) Fair, (3) Good, (4) Very Good and (50 Excellent Respondents were asked to indicate how concerned they were about Current Number and Quality of Programs. ○ Possible answers were (1) Not at all concerned, (2) not concerned, (3) somewhat unconcerned, (4) Somewhat concerned, (5) Concerned, and (6) Very Concerned.
Descriptive Statistics for Respondents Years Employed at Current Job Average: 6.26% Range: 0-25 years Years Lived in Cache Valley: Average: Range 0-59 Years Average Years
Descriptive Statistics For Respondents Male: Percent
Descriptive Statistics for respondents
Programs Available? Are there programs Available for Latino Youth?
Evaluate Quality of Current Programs
Extent of Concerns About Current Programs
Conclusions Programs Available – Only half of respondents said there were programs available. Quality of Programs - About 58% indicated the programs were poor or fair. Concern About Programs – More than 57% indicated they were concerned or very concerned about the programs.