YPAR is one of the most common strategies for maximizing youth voice and youth-adult partnership.  Ozer and her colleagues have created useful measurement tools to assess the quality of YPAR across a range of settings in Assessing the Key Processes of Youth-Led Participatory Research: Psychometric Analysis and Application of an Observational Rating Scale

A paper by Kornbluh, Ozer, Allen and Kirshner discusses Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a promising methodology for engaging students. YPAR creates opportunities for academic learning, specifically mastering recent standards, while also offering developmental experiences that can elevate the civic development and agency of students. In YPAR, students partner with teachers or other adults […]

Over the past decade, a solid body of research has been conducted on the processes and outcomes of youth and adults working together on evaluation projects.  This Resource Guide provides an annotated bibliography of this research.  Building from the research, this Resource Guide offers: a series of “tip sheets” that identify the leverage points most […]

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 […]

The YALPE Resource Kit supports your group through all phases of evaluation, from collecting data to using results for organizational improvement.  YALPE includes a step-by-step guided process, surveys, tip sheets, and templates for data entry, analysis, and report writing. The YALPE Resource Kit allows youth and staff to evaluate and strengthen the quality of their […]