A Co-Learning Model for Community-Engaged Program Evaluation

作者：Suiter Sarah V^*; Thurber Arnie; Sullivan Clare

来源：Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action , 2016, 10(4): 551-558.

DOI：10.1353/cpr.2016.0063

• Education
• professional
• students
• teaching
• community-based participatory research
• community health partnerships
• organizations

Objectives: The development, implementation, and assessment of a masters-level program evaluation course designed to train future and current leaders of community-based organizations (CBOs) is described.
Background: In addition to sending students "out" into the community, staff from local community organizations were invited "in" to the classroom to take the course alongside students. Community partners selected a specific evaluation need within their organization that teams could address. The "final" for the course involved creating a comprehensive evaluation plan for each organization to implement.
Methods: Student course evaluations and semistructured interviews with community partners were conducted and analyzed to assess how course goals were met.
Results/Lessons Learned: The course goals were met, the partnering experience was highly valued, and insightful improvements were suggested.
Conclusions: This program evaluation course provides an innovative, effective, flexible, and replicable partnership practice model that builds student skills and community capacity in evaluation research.

• 出版日期2016
• 单位河北医科大学