The importance of a discovery capacity in community-based health and human service program evaluation

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (83) ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Leviton ◽  
Russell G. Schuh
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Curricular Factors that Unintentionally Affect Learning in a Community-Based Interprofessional Education Program: The Student Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Anne Doucet ◽  
Diane MacKenzie ◽  
Elaine Loney ◽  
Anne Godden-Webster ◽  
Heidi Lauckner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Program Content ◽  
Parametric Statistics

Background: The Dalhousie Health Mentors Program (DHMP) is a community-based, pre-licensure interprofessional education initiative that aims to prepare health professional students for collaborative practice in the care of patients with chronic conditions. This program evaluation explores the students’ 1) learning and plans to incorporate skills into future practice; 2) ratings of program content, delivery, and assignments; 3) perspectives of curricular factors that inadvertently acted as barriers to learning; and 4) program improvement suggestions.Methods: All students (N = 745) from the 16 participating health programs were invited to complete an online mixed methods program evaluation survey at the conclusion of the 2012–2013 DHMP. A total of 295 students (40% response rate) responded to the Likert-type questions analyzed using descriptive and non-parametric statistics. Of these students, 204 (69%) provided responses to 10 open-ended questions, which were analyzed thematically.Findings: While the majority of respondents agreed that they achieved the DHMP learning objectives, the mixed-methods approach identified curriculum integration, team composition, and effectiveness of learning assignments as factors that unintentionally acted as barriers to learning, with three key student recommendations for program improvement.Conclusions: Educators and program planners need to be aware that even well-intended learning activities may result in unintended experiences that hamper interprofessional learning.

scholarly journals Shifting the evaluative gaze: Community-based program evaluation in the homeless sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Wallace ◽  
Bernadette Pauly ◽  
Kathleen Perkin ◽  
Mike Ranfft
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Transitional Housing ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Urban Centre ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Evaluation Community ◽  
Structural Inequities

Homelessness is a growing social issue that is a consequence of structural inequities and contributor to the development of health inequities. Community-based research (CBR) has been proposed as an effective research strategy for addressing health equities and promoting social justice through participatory processes. The purpose of this article is to examine the application of CBR principles and practices in the homeless sector and the implications for the production of knowledge and social change to address homelessness. Drawing on our experiences as researchers and service providers, we reflect on the significant successes and challenges associated with using CBR in the homelessness sector. In our discussion we emphasise insights, challenges and lessons learned from a community-university partnership that focused on an evaluation of a transitional shelter program in a large urban centre where housing is expensive and often unavailable.Keywords: Homelessness, housing, transitional housing, transitional shelter, program evaluation, community-based research

A Collaborative Approach to Program Evaluation of Community-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Projects

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janene D. Fluhr ◽  
Roy F. Oman ◽  
James R. Allen ◽  
Marilyn G. Lanphier ◽  
Kenneth R. McLeroy
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Teen Pregnancy ◽  
Pregnancy Prevention ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Teen Pregnancy Prevention ◽  
Community Based

Student Community-Based Education and Service Program Survey

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry W. Chang ◽  
Dan Kaye ◽  
Wilson W. Muhwezi ◽  
Rose C. Nabirye ◽  
Scovia Mbalinda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Student Community

scholarly journals CLIENTS’ AND CAREGIVERS’ EXPERIENCES OF A COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICE PROGRAM “BETTER AT HOME”

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 154-155
Author(s):  
M Wada ◽  
H Chaudhury ◽  
K McGrail ◽  
D Whitehurst ◽  
K Lalji
Keyword(s):  
Support Service ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
At Home

Teaching Graduate Students to Evaluate Public Health Programs Through Community-Based Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Brenda M. Joly
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Community Based Learning

Public health professionals are increasingly called on to demonstrate program evaluation skills, a core competency for the field. Learning opportunities that are connected to community organizations with identified evaluation needs give students meaningful opportunities to build and test new skills. When thoughtfully implemented, community-based learning benefits both the student and the community, yet there are several important considerations for designing a course that incorporates this feature. This article describes one approach for teaching graduate public health students how to conceptualize and write a comprehensive program evaluation plan for a community agency, based on the needs, priorities, and capacity of that agency. Lessons learned and recommendations for adopting this model are discussed.

Isfahan healthy heart program: Evaluation of comprehensive, community-based interventions for non-communicable disease prevention

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nizal Sarrafzadegan ◽  
Abdolmehdi Baghaei ◽  
Gholamhussein Sadri ◽  
Roya Kelishadi ◽  
Hussein Malekafzali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Non Communicable Disease
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