1. Participatory Evaluation With Youth July 15, 2009 Ongoing website: http://nc4-heval.wikispaces.com

2. Dr. Mary E. Arnold Associate Professor 4-H Program Research and Evaluation Specialist Oregon State University Elissa E. Wells Assistant Professor 4-H Youth Educator, Coos County Oregon Oregon State University David J. White Associate Professor 4-H Youth Educator, Deschutes County Oregon Oregon State University Matthew C. Calvert Assistant Professor 4-H Youth Development Specialist University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension

3. 3:00-3:05 Welcome and orient to the Elluminate system 3:05-3:30 Participatory Evaluation: What is it? And why do it with youth? Dr. Mary Arnold 3:30 -3:55Participatory Evaluation with Youth: Curriculum Overview Elissa Wells 3:55-4:15 Pathways to Success After High School: A Case Study Example from Deschutes County, OR David White 4:15-4:30 Q & A with presenters 4:30-4:40 Reflection- Matthew Calvert, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension 4:40-4:50 Evaluation of the webinar 4:50-5:00 Final questions and comments

4. Research & Evaluation Service Leadership Decision Making & Governance PhilanthropyOrganizing Media Civic & Political Engagement Eight Pathways to Youth Engagement Adapted from the Kellogg Foundation

5. Participatory Evaluation Grounded in the field of action research, which emphasizes the purposeful use of evaluation results for community improvement Participatory evaluation recognizes that program stakeholders play an important role in evaluating the programs that affect them Participatory evaluation emphasizing strengthening communities through empowerment as stakeholders discover and use evaluation knowledge for their own betterment Cousins, J. B., & Whitmore, E. (1998). Framing participatory evaluation. E. Whitmore (Ed.). New Directions for Evaluation: Vol. 80. Understanding and practicing participatory evaluation (pp. 5-24). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

6. Participatory Evaluation Practical participatory evaluation – promotes the use of evaluation findings Transformative participatory evaluation – emphasizes social justice and empowerment of evaluation participants Participatory evaluation with youth does both! Sabo, K. (2003). Editors notes. In K. Sabo (Ed.). New Directions for Evaluation: Vol. 98. Youth participatory evaluation: A field in the making (pp 1-11). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

7. Positive Youth Development The goal of positive youth development programs is to encourage and facilitate the growth of “functionally valued” behaviors, resulting in thriving and well-being throughout adolescence and into adulthood The 5 C’s: Competence, Confidence, Character, Connection 7 Caring Leading to the sixth C: Connection Lerner, R. M., Fisher, C. B., & Weinberg, R. A. (2000). Toward a science for and of the people: Promoting civil society through the application of developmental science. Child Development, 71, 11-20.

8. Positive Youth Development Programs Program atmosphere and setting is important Roth, J. L. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). What exactly is a youth development program? Answers from research and practice. Applied Developmental Science, 7, 94-111. Provides opportunities for belonging, mastery, independence and generosity Brendtro, L. K., Brokenleg, M., & VanBockern, S. (2002). Reclaiming youth at risk (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press. Youth- adult partnerships are key Zeldin, S., Petrokubi, J., & MacNeil, C. (2008). Youth-adult partnerships in decision making: Disseminating and implementing an innovation idea into established organizations and communities. American Journal of Community Psychology, 41, 262-277.

9. Youth as Partners in Program Evaluation SanctionYouth and Adults share responsibility for the evaluation Evaluation QuestionsEvaluation questions jointly developed by adults and youth MethodologiesYouth and adults jointly make decisions regarding methods Analysis of DataYouth and adults jointly analyze data Interpretation of FindingsYouth and adults jointly give meaning to findings Evaluation UseYouth and adults jointly make decisions regarding the use of findings