It is a challenge to help prepare adults to get engaged in youth-adult partnerships. Fortunately, there are many 4-H educators who have the expertise to gain the commitment of adults. The Executive Summary of the report,What Does It Take to Engage Adults in Youth-Adult Partnership?, presents research on how 4-H educators successfully implement Y-AP into organizations and communities. The entire colorful report can also be downloaded.
The research details strategies that lead to successful
All programs and organizations need to evaluate their effectiveness. Involving youth as partners in the evaluation process leads to better data, as well as positive outcomes for all involved. Programs become stronger; organizations may transform, learning how to make youth engagement part of normative practice; youth build new skills and social capital. In its Youth Participatory Evaluation (YPE) web pages, ACT for Youth Center of Excellence offers an overview of YPE, with a closer look at the p
