Youth Focused Evaluation
A NEW Topical Interest Group for Evaluation About Youth, for Youth, and with Youth
The YFE-TIG was approved by AEA in January 2012. We are currently underway, recruiting TIG members and gearing up for our first participation in the annual AEA conference in Minneapolis. If you work in a youth program settings or conduct evaluations about, for, or with youth we would love to have you join the YFE-TIG. Be sure to update your AEA profile to join the YFE officially so you will receive communication about YFE happenings.
About the Youth-Focused Evaluation TIG
The purpose of the Youth Focused Evaluation TIG is to create an inclusive and participatory space for all evaluators (both adult and youth) that focuses attention on the practices and outcomes of positive youth development, and participation in a wide array of informal and formal contexts.
The YFE-TIG speaks to the unique needs of youth and adult evaluators by
promoting the development and use of tools and methods leading to
practical and transformative outcomes for young people.
The YFE-TIG supports youth and adult researchers and evaluators to build best practices and methods related to:
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Research
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Enhanced program quality
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Youth/adult professional development, participation and voice,
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Improved measurement
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Research ethics education
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Youth participation in the AEA and YFE TIG, and
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Co-creation of a knowledge exchange (online) community
Call for Conference Proposals and Reviewers
Submit a Proposal: AEA 2012 in Minneapolis will be the first conference to include YFE-TIG session. Please consider submitting a proposal for the conference and help us official launch our TIG. Proposals are due Friday, March 16th. Click here for complete information on submitting a proposal.
Review Proposals: Please consider being a proposal reviewer! All conference proposals submitted to the YFE-TIG will be reviewed by TIG members. Serving as a reviewer requires reading 1-10 proposals during the early part of April and participating in a conference call in late April. This is a great way to learn about the proposal submission process, and get an early look at the enticing sessions the YFE-TIG will sponsor at the conference. If you would like to be a reviewer, please contact Mary Arnold, YFE Program Chair.
Youth Focused Evaluation on AEA365
Contributions from Youth Focused Evaluation TIG will be featured on AEA365 March 4 through 10, 2012. An impressive group of contributors has been lined up. AEA365 is sponsored by the American Evaluation Association
(AEA) and is dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad
Resources, and Lessons Learned for evaluators. AEA365 features a post a day from and for evaluators around
the globe.