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Mapping the Mentoring Gap
This report was published by MENTOR Canada. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: In 2019, shortly after MENTOR Canada was created, we undertook a comprehensive research project about the state of youth mentoring in Canada. Our goal was to gather information that MENTOR Canada, and the youth mentoring sector more broadly, could use to guide… View Article
October 4, 2021
Indigeneity and Resistance in Hip Hop and Lived Experiences of Youth of African Descent in Canada
Youth of African descent, including migrant youth and first generation youth in Canada, appropriate hip hop’s music style, rap, and use it as a tool of resistance as they make sense of their own identity within the context of racism and inequality in a white supremacist state. Through experiences of artists who go ‘back home’… View Article
Tags: Black youth, education, identity, music, racism
October 1, 2021
Promising Practices for the Economic Empowerment of Black Youth: Supporting Black Youth in Education, Employment, and Entrepreneurship
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! The content for this Evidence Brief is from the report Outcomes Framework: Economic Empowerment for Black Youth in Ontario developed by YouthREX to support community stakeholders as well as relevant government institutions… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, post-secondary, STEM, wealth, Youth Employment
September 29, 2021
Promising Practices for the Economic Empowerment of Black Youth: Institutional Actions Against Anti-Black Racism
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! The content for this Evidence Brief is from the report Outcomes Framework: Economic Empowerment for Black Youth in Ontario developed by YouthREX to support community stakeholders as well as relevant government institutions… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, post-secondary, STEM, wealth, Youth Employment
Economic Empowerment of Black Youth: Programmatic Interventions for Diversifying Economic Opportunities
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! The content for this Evidence Brief is from the report Outcomes Framework: Economic Empowerment for Black Youth in Ontario developed by YouthREX to support community stakeholders as well as relevant government institutions… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, mentorship, STEM, Youth Employment
Economic Empowerment of Black Youth: Programmatic Interventions for Jobs and Retention
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! The content for this Evidence Brief is from the report Outcomes Framework: Economic Empowerment for Black Youth in Ontario developed by YouthREX to support community stakeholders as well as relevant government institutions… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, employment support, job retention, Youth Employment
Economic Empowerment of Black Youth: Programmatic Interventions to Strengthen the Talent Pipeline
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! The content for this Evidence Brief is from the report Outcomes Framework: Economic Empowerment for Black Youth in Ontario developed by YouthREX to support community stakeholders as well as relevant government institutions… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, mentorship, post-secondary, STEM
An Overview of the Outcomes Framework: The Economic Empowerment of Black Youth in Ontario
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Outcomes Framework for the Economic Empowerment of Black Youth was developed by Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX) as part of a collaboration with the Dream Legacy Foundation (DLF) and the Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) funded by… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, financial capability, inclusion, STEM, tech sector, wealth, Youth Employment
September 28, 2021
Outcomes Framework: The Economic Empowerment of Black Youth in Ontario
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Outcomes Framework for the Economic Empowerment of Black Youth was developed by Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX) as part of a collaboration with the Dream Legacy Foundation (DLF) and the Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) funded by the… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, financial capability, inclusion, STEM, tech sector, wealth, Youth Employment
Tech for All: Breaking Barriers in Toronto’s Innovation Community
This report was published by MaRS Discovery District. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Toronto’s tech sector is primed to shine in today’s innovation economy. But in order for it to tap into the talent it will need to succeed and drive global performance, employers must look at how its diversity, inclusion, and belonging… View Article
Tags: diversity, inclusion, STEM, tech sector, Youth Employment
September 27, 2021
What About Us? Exploring the Challenges and Sources of Support Influencing Black Students’ STEM Identity Development in Postsecondary Education
Drawing from the experiences of 14 Black students participating in a structured undergraduate research program at either an historically Black university or a predominantly white institution, the authors conducted a secondary data analysis on interview and journal prompt data using Yosso’s community cultural wealth framework to identify sources of capital for, and challenges to, STEM… View Article
Tags: Black youth, education, STEM
Post-Secondary Education Toolkit: Preparing Students to Join Toronto’s Tech Workforce
This toolkit was developed by Black Professionals in Tech Network. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit is for post-secondary education institutions (PSE) in Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and South Western Ontario (SWO). Your role in preparing students for the future of work is vital. With your help, you’ll educate students… View Article
Tags: STEM, tech sector, Youth Employment
From Financial Literacy to Financial Capability Among Youth
Youth in the United States are facing an increasingly complex and perilous financial world. Economically disadvantaged youth, in particular, lack financial knowledge and access to mainstream financial institutions. Despite growing interest in youth financial literacy, we have not seen comparable efforts to improve access to financial policies and services, especially among disadvantaged youth. Instead of… View Article
Tags: financial capability, financial education, financial literacy
Why Does Racial Inequality Persist? Culture, Causation, and Responsibility
This report was published by Manhattan Institute. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Over the last 40 years, I’ve explored why, notwithstanding the success of the civil rights movement, the subordinate status of African-Americans persists. Key to my thinking about this intractable problem has been the need to distinguish the role played by discrimination… View Article
Tags: bias narrative, Black youth, development narrative, discrimination, income inequality, race, racial inequality, racism, social capital, wealth inequality
Data Snapshot: Economic Inequity and Black Youth in Ontario
This infographic was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This data snapshot highlights statistics on equity gaps for Black youth in Ontario in the following areas: 1) education and training, 2) employment and income, and 3) entrepreneurship, STEM, and wealth creation. Although other data exists, the snapshot focuses on the areas… View Article
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, STEM, wealth, Youth Employment
September 23, 2021
Barriers to Economic Empowerment of Black Youth
This factsheet was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet identifies the barriers that Black youth encounter as they explore their potential in education, employment, entrepreneurship, and wealth management.
Tags: Black youth, economic empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, wealth, Youth Employment
Le cadre de vie des garçons et des hommes de couleur : Modèle de changement systémique et communautaire
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. Sur quoi cette recherche porte-t-elle? Les personnes de couleur sont confrontées à une discrimination systémique qui crée souvent des obstacles à un engagement concret à l’école,… View Article
September 22, 2021
Les contours du racisme anti-Noirs : s’engager dans la lutte contre l’oppression depuis des espaces incarnés
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. Sur quoi cette recherche porte-t-elle? Cette recherche porte sur la façon dont les Noirs vivent le racisme au Canada. Elle se concentre sur les différentes couches… View Article
Guérir les blessures cachées des traumatismes raciaux
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. Sur quoi cette recherche porte-t-elle? Cet article porte sur les traumatismes raciaux subis par les jeunes de couleur. Il met en lumière des stratégies de guérison… View Article
Faire avancer le discours sur le changement de paradigme afrocentriste : Vers une intervention afrocentriste fondée sur des preuves dans la pratique du travail social avec les Afro-Américains
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. Sur quoi cette recherche porte-t-elle? L’afrocentrisme est une perspective holistique alternative qui a émergé par suite de l’échec des approches traditionnelles à tenir compte de la… View Article
« Le vrai Toronto » : Les expériences des jeunes Noirs et la narration de la ville multiculturelle
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. Sur quoi cette recherche porte-t-elle? Cet article fait le bilan de plus de 45 ans de politique multiculturelle officielle. Il a étudié les expériences des jeunes… View Article
September 14, 2021
Revue de l’ouvrage Roots of Youth Violence (volume 1) : Constatations, analyse et conclusions
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. Sur quoi cette recherche porte-t-elle? Le rapport Roots of Youth Violence est le fruit d’une analyse documentaire approfondie et d’une vaste consultation publique. Le volume 1 va… View Article
PRISE 5 : Utiliser des données pour la justice raciale
This factsheet was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Samuel Sinyangwe, militant et spécialiste des données, a prononcé un discours sur l’utilisation des données pour la justice raciale lors de l’événement Knowledge to Action Exchange, organisé par YouthREX en 2018. Voici cinq leçons à tirer de ses propos.
Intensive tutoring, longer school days and summer sessions may be needed to catch students up after the pandemic
The big idea The COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial reductions in student learning in metro-Atlanta public elementary and middle schools. What’s more, these impacts have grown over time, according to our new research. By winter of 2020-21, we found that average math achievement within a grade was up to seven months behind where students likely would have… View Article
Tags: back to school, classroom, covid, falling behind, Ontario Youth, pandemic, parents, students, summer classes, tutoring, youth support
Learn More: How to Tell a Story with Data Visualization
WORKSHOPHow to Tell a Story with Data VisualizationLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can help you use data visualization to tell the story of your program…. View Article
September 10, 2021
Learn More: Logic Modelling for Intentional Program Design
WORKSHOPLogic Modelling for Intentional Program DesignLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can help you understand the role of logic models in intentional program design. BLOGThe What’s,… View Article
Skill-Up: Cannabis in Context – Learn More
SKILL-UP SAMPLERLegalization and YouthLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations… View Article
September 9, 2021
Skill-Up: Legalization and Youth – Learn More
SKILL-UP SAMPLERCannabis in ContextLearn MoreYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations about… View Article
Gender Identity and Gender Expression: Guide to Support Our Students
This toolkit was developed by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This document sets out the OCDSB’s guidelines related to accommodation based on gender identity and gender expression. It has been designed to raise awareness and help protect against discrimination and harassment. It is intended that this document… View Article
Why Literacy Matters for Youth in Ontario: Five Benefits of Strong Literacy Skills
This factsheet was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This factsheet summarizes five ways in which strong literacy skills can support positive outcomes for children, youth, and adults in Ontario.
September 8, 2021
The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf | Grace Lin | TEDxNatick
This video was produced by TEDx Talks. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: What your child reads sets the path for their own self-worth as well as how they see others. Grace Lin is a children’s book author/illustrator whose book, “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon,” received the Newbery Book Honor. She shows how the… View Article
September 7, 2021
Diversity in Children’s Books 2018
This infographic was illustrated by David Huyck, in consultation with Sarah Park Dahlen. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This infographic shows the percentage of books depicting characters from diverse backgrounds based on the 2018 publishing statistics compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Literacy Trends in Ontario at a Glance: Some Observations from EQAO’s 2018-2019 Data
This infographic was created by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This infographic draws on data from EQAO’s 2018-2019 assessments to offer valuable insights about attitudes and perceptions about literacy, and to identify trends in literacy achievement. The infographic also includes three questions that can guide conversations… View Article
Literature Review: The Impact of Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment
This report was published by The Reading Agency. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This literature review is the first stage in a wider programme of work to develop an outcomes framework to guide evaluation in the reading sector, funded by the Peter Sowerby Foundation. The main aim of the review was to collate… View Article
One-Page Reports
This toolkit was developed by EvaluATE. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit provides you with tools, examples, and videos on creating one-page reports. A one-page report is a single-page document that summarizes data, findings, or recommendations. It’s generally a stand-alone document that supplements a longer report, data set, or presentation. It is… View Article
September 1, 2021
Data Visualization Checklist
This tool was developed by Depict Data Studio. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: The Data Visualization Checklist is a compilation of 24 guidelines on how graphs should be formatted to best show the story in your data. The 24 guidelines are broken down into 5 sections: Text, Arrangement, Color, Lines, and Overall. We… View Article
Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization
This toolkit was developed by the Urban Institute. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Through rigorous, data-based analysis, researchers and analysts can add to our understanding of societal shortcomings and point toward evidence-based actions to address them. But when data are collected and communicated carelessly, data analysis and data visualizations have an outsize capacity… View Article
Chart Suggestions – A Thought-Starter
This infographic was created by The Extreme Presentation Method. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: This infographic helps you choose a chart to present your data by identifying what you want to show: relationship, comparison, distribution, or composition.
Evaluation Brief 12: Using Graphs and Charts to Illustrate Quantitative Data
This factsheet was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Using visual representations to present data from Indicators for School Health, (SLIMS), surveys, or other evaluation activities makes them easier to understand. Bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, and histograms are an excellent way to illustrate… View Article
Checklist: Developing High-Quality Evaluation Questions
This tool was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: Use this tool to assess whether your own evaluation questions meet the checklist of criteria for high-quality questions. If you answer no to any of the criteria, reflect on how to either revise your questions or address related evaluation issues.
Your Project and Its Outcomes
This toolkit was developed by Community Fund. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Many voluntary-sector organisations are familiar with describing what they do and identifying who they work with. But you also need to identify the changes that come about from the work you do. We call these ‘outcomes’. We want to show that… View Article
Evaluation Brief 4: Developing Process Evaluation Questions
This factsheet was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Evaluation questions help focus and provide structure to an evaluation, guide the evaluation planning process, facilitate decision making about evaluation methods to use, and inform discussions about how evaluation results can be used to improve school… View Article
Evaluation Brief 19: Analyzing Qualitative Data for Evaluation
This factsheet was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This brief focuses on analyzing qualitative data that your program has collected. It includes an overview of qualitative data; how to plan for qualitative data analysis; how to analyze qualitative data; and the advantages and disadvantages… View Article
Finding a Story
This tool was developed by Data Therapy. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: Turning data into a story is hard. People understand that stories are powerful, but don’t have the scaffolding they need to turn their data into one. This activity introduces a set of “story types” that can be found in data, and… View Article
Art-Based Evaluation 101
This toolkit was developed by ArtReach. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Improvisation, openness, risk and play are at the heart of creative activity. Why not put that kind of free play to work for evaluation? Art-Based evaluation (ABE) uses creative activities as a way of expressing value. Numbers cannot fully express the impact… View Article
Using Excel for Analyzing Survey Questionnaires
This toolkit was developed by Jennifer Leahy at Program Development and Evaluation, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension (formerly University of Wisconsin-Extension). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: You have created, tested, and implemented a survey, and now you would like to see the results of your work. This guide will help you set… View Article
Analyzing Qualitative Data
This toolkit was developed by Ellen Taylor-Powell and Marcus Renner at Program Development and Evaluation, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension (formerly University of Wisconsin-Extension). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: Qualitative data consist of words and observations, not numbers. As with all data, analysis and interpretation are required to bring order and understanding…. View Article
Storytelling With Data on How to Become a Data Visualization Superstar
This video was produced by Storytelling With Data. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: In part one of this five part series, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic focuses on self evaluation, of being clear on where you (and perhaps your team) are at in the journey to better visualizing and communicating with data. There are important… View Article
Persuasion and the Power of Story: Jennifer Aaker (Future of StoryTelling 2013)
This video was produced by Future of StoryTelling. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Jennifer Aaker studies happiness, and how stories can affect our happiness; she believes that stories are more meaningful – more memorable, more impactful, and more personal – than statistics alone. When used with statistical data, stories are an incredible persuasive… View Article
Baby’s Breath Program: Summary of Evaluation Findings
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: The Baby’s Breath Program provides free pregnancy and parenting support for teenagers 18 years old and under who live in the Greater Sudbury area. The Baby’s Breath program provides support to address challenges that pregnant and parenting teenagers, their partners, family and… View Article
Next Gen Men: 2015-2016 Report Card
This report was created by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Next Gen Men is a youth-led, nonprofit organization focused on building better men through youth and peer engagement, education, and empowerment. Since 2015, Next Gen Men been creating space for young men to explore gender, masculinity, and health through after-school programs, workshops,… View Article
Next Gen Men: 2015-2016 Report Card
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Next Gen Men is a youth-led, nonprofit organization focused on building better men through youth and peer engagement, education, and empowerment. Since 2015, Next Gen Men been creating space for young men to explore gender, masculinity, and health through after-school programs, workshops,… View Article
Re-Integrating the Socially Excluded (RISE), For Youth Initiative: Final Evaluation Report
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: For Youth Initiative (FYI) is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services to youth living in low-income neighborhoods in Toronto. FYI describes itself as a youth-led, youth-driven and youth-focused agency that recognizes the importance of involving local youth in the development… View Article
Pieces to Pathways: Summary of Evaluation Findings
This report was published by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Pieces to Pathways (P2P) is Canada’s first substance use support program for LGBTTQQ2SIA youth aged 16 to 29 years old. Utilizing a peer-led and peer-run approach, P2P ensures all services are delivered by LGBTTQQ2SIA people that have personal self-identified experiences of addiction,… View Article
Five Mentorship-Based Approaches to Retain Racialized Girls in Sports Programming
Our Evidence Briefs outline practices that can be integrated into program design, development, and evaluation. Visit our Good Youth Work Practices section to learn more! This evidence brief summarizes five mentorship-based approaches for retaining racialized girls in sports programming.
Making The Connections: Our City, Our Society, Our Health
This video was produced by the Wellesley Institute. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Health is about more than having access to doctors, drugs and hospitals. Our health is shaped by a complex set of interconnected and dynamic social factors: the circumstances in which people live, grow, work, and age. Research tells us that… View Article
August 31, 2021
N’we Jinan Artists – “WE ARE MEDICINE” // Bella Coola, British Columbia
This video was produced by N’we Jinan. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Song written, recorded and filmed with Nuxalk students of Acwsalcta School in Bella Coola, British Columbia.
Cannabis Legalization in Canada: The Forgotten Victims of Canada’s Pot Laws – Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
This video was produced by the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: In this video, recorded in 2017, Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah discusses the history of drug laws in Canada, why we’re moving toward legalization, what is missing from the discussion around cannabis legalization, and some of the things we… View Article
The Untapped Promise of Cannabis Legalization | Akwasi Owusu-Bempah | TEDxToronto
This video was produced by TEDx Talks. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Cannabis legalization is spreading across the globe. In this visionary talk, criminologist Akwasi Owusu-Bempah shares his insights on the people who have been most impacted by drug prohibition and explains how the economic benefits of legalization can be used to promote positive… View Article
Improve Your Life Using the Stages of Change (Transtheoretical) Model – Dr. Wendy Guess
This video was produced by Dr. Wendy Guess. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Following the Stages of Change (aka Transtheoretical) Model can help people change their behaviors, and thus, change their lives. There are 5 stages: Pre-Contemplation – before you’re ready to make a change Contemplation – considering the pros and cons Preparation… View Article
Research Snapshot: The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Cannabis Use Disorder
This factsheet was developed by the Evidence Exchange Network for Mental Health and Addictions. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: One in six adolescent cannabis users and one in two daily cannabis users will fit the criteria for cannabis use disorder. Using psychosocial interventions as a treatment option is somewhat effective in decreasing cannabis… View Article
Cannabasics
This factsheet was developed by the Canadian Public Health Association. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This information package is a set of fact sheets on cannabis for health and social service providers. It provides a basic overview of common cannabis plants and products, methods of consumption as well as information to better understand… View Article
CAY Learn More Module 5
MODULE FIVEPractice Frameworks Learn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations about… View Article
CAY Learn More Module 4
MODULE FOURTheoretical Frameworks Learn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations about… View Article
CAY Learn More Module 3
MODULE THREESupportive PracticesLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations about… View Article
CAY Learn More Module 1
MODULE ONECannabis in ContextLearn MoreYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations about… View Article
CAY Learn More Module 2
MODULE TWOLegalization and YouthLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector.Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that offer insight into new cannabis laws, harm reduction, and strategies to help youth and youth workers navigate conversations… View Article
Ask Us Anything About Analyzing Data Using Spreadsheets
This webinar was hosted by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE HOSTS DESCRIBE THIS WEBINAR: On October 15, 2018, we were joined by Dr. Corliss Bean, YouthREX Research Evaluation Specialist, and Sydney Shapiro, YouthREX Research Assistant, who answered a series of questions about using spreadsheets in program evaluation. This webinar reviews content from our Using Spreadsheets in Program… View Article
Module 1: Data Analysis in Excel
This video was produced by Dany Hoter for Microsoft on edX. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This video is part of the Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Excel course available on EdX. This module focuses on data analysis in Excel.
33 Ways to Visualize Ideas
This infographic was created by Funders and Founders. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Choose among different charts, diagrams, and visual techniques to visualize your ideas. If you can see it, you can do it.
Evaluation Report Card Template
This tool was developed by Fiona Scott. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: This evaluation rubric can be used to enter the data obtained for each of your indicators, and to review the data with staff to assess impact.
How to Develop a Success Story
This toolkit was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) defines a success story as a narrative—usually between one and two pages—highlighting the achievements and progress of a program/activity. A success story can document program improvement over time… View Article
Make it Count: How to Share Your Evaluation Results in a Meaningful Way
This factsheet was developed by Capacity 4 Health. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Congratulations! Your program has completed its evaluation. Now what? It’s time to take everything you’ve learned from the evaluation and share it with the key stakeholders of your program. How you share your evaluation findings requires careful consideration of who,… View Article
What Qualitative Data Analysis Software Can and Can’t Do for You – An Intro Video
This video was produced by Christian Schmieder. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: This is a brief intro video on what qualitative data analysis software can do, and what it can’t do. It explores the functionality of qualitative data analysis software by distinguishing four main functions: Organization of Data, Annotation of Data, Searching of… View Article
Checklist: Critical Elements in a High-Quality Logic Model
This tool was developed by YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: Use this checklist to preview 15 elements critical to the process of creating a high-quality logic model for achieving program goals. Reviewing these elements before you develop your logic model can help you identify strengths and potential gaps in your logic model… View Article
August 30, 2021
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
This toolkit was developed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide focuses on the development and use of the program logic model. We have found the logic model and its processes facilitate thinking, planning, and communications about program objectives and actual accomplishments…. View Article
Utilizing the Logic Model for Program Design and Evaluation
This toolkit was developed by Dr. Susan Barkman at Purdue University. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: This toolkit focuses on the development of logic models in the context of program design and evaluation. The author explains what logic models are, why they’re important, and the steps programmers can take when developing logic models.
Power/Interest Grid for Stakeholder Prioritization
This tool was developed by Mind Tools. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: Stakeholder Management is the process by which you identify your key stakeholders and win their support. Stakeholder Analysis is the first stage of this, where you identify and start to understand your most important stakeholders. The first stage of this is… View Article
Can Life Be Logical? Lucia Cucinotta at TEDxTiznit
This video was produced by TEDx Talks. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Lucia Cucinotta is a United States Peace Corps volunteer serving at the Youth and Sports Center of El Kelaa des Sraghna as an English teacher and yoga and dance instructor. Lucia also advises local non-governmental organizations on project design, monitoring and evaluation… View Article
DIY Toolkit | Theory Of Change
This video was produced by the DIY Toolkit. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Use the Theory of Change tool to define goals and the path to reach them.
Measuring Your Social Impact: Using Results
This video was produced by Social Investment Business and The Good Analyst. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: By collecting and analysing results, organisations can gain management insights, allowing them to be more effective in the long run. And you will also have useful material to report on externally too. You can report on… View Article
10 Things to Know About Evaluation
This factsheet was developed by ODI. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Evaluation is essential to good development. But there are still many myths and misconceptions about what it is – and how it should be used. ODI’s Research and Policy in Development Programme (RAPID) has many years’ experience supporting evaluation in complex development… View Article
Measuring Impact: Samantha Yamada at TEDxYorkU 2012
This video was produced by TEDx Talks. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Samantha Yamada, York University Ph.D student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology program delivers a talk at TEDxYorkU 2012 on the theme of measuring impact to create momentum for more impact.
Three Steps Toward Sustainability: Spreadsheets as a Data-Analysis System for Non-Profit Organizations
Many non-profits face barriers developing systems to collect and analyze data that can leverage the type of information that their funders and stakeholders require. Constraints such as limited evaluation expertise, time, and money make this virtually impossible to achieve without a viable solution. In an increasingly competitive environment, it is imperative that non-profits find innovative… View Article
How Can We Avoid “Blaming the Victim” When We Present Information on Poor Outcomes…?
This factsheet was developed by Racial Equity Tools. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: When presenting evaluation findings, a key challenge is to try to make sure that people who view these findings can also see the underlying analysis of why these differences exist, and how they might be addressed. The reason this is… View Article
Create an Excel Data Entry Form in UNDER 5 Minutes!
This video was produced by MyExcelOnline. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: In this Excel tutorial you will learn how to create a data entry form in Excel (without VBA Programming or UserForms) in under 5 minutes! Download this practice Excel workbook: https://www.myexcelonline.com/blog/create-data-entry-form-excel/
Data Quality Evaluation for Program Evaluators
Problems with data quality are an ongoing challenge in the field of program evaluation. In this article the author argues that the same basic process and methodology used in program evaluation in general could be applied to the assessment of data quality. It is argued that standardized evaluation questions and lines of evidence can be… View Article
Evaluation Data Matrix Template
This tool was developed by EvaluATE. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOL: This 2017 template can help users to ensure that they have developed a viable plan for collecting all the data necessary to answer each evaluation question and that all data collected will serve a specific, intended purpose. An evaluation plan should include… View Article
Evaluation Flash Cards: Embedding Evaluative Thinking in Organizational Culture
This toolkit was developed by the Otto Bremer Trust. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS TOOLKIT: As part of our ongoing work to strengthen our support for communities, the trustees and staff of the Otto Bremer Trust engaged in a series of learning seminars on evaluation. In order to make the core concepts easily accessible… View Article
Describe Activities, Outcomes, Impacts and Context
This factsheet was developed by Better Evaluation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This cluster of evaluation tasks involves collecting or retrieving data and analyzing it to answer evaluation questions about what has happened – activities, outcomes and impacts – and also important contextual information.
Why Conduct a Program Evaluation? Five Reasons Why Evaluation Can Help an Out-of-School Time Program
This factsheet was developed by Child Trends. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: Program evaluation is a valuable tool for program managers who are seeking to strengthen the quality of their programs and improve outcomes for the children and youth they serve. Program evaluation answers basic questions about a program’s effectiveness, and evaluation data… View Article
Developing Evaluation Questions
This factsheet was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This brief summarizes the purpose of evaluation questions, and identifies four steps that can guide the development of evaluation questions.
Evaluation Brief 20: Analyzing Quantitative Data for Evaluation
This factsheet was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS FACTSHEET: This brief focuses on analyzing quantitative data that your program has collected. It includes an overview of quantitative data; planning quantitative data analysis; conducting quantitative data analysis; and advantages and disadvantages of using quantitative data.
5 Takeaways from the First-Ever State of Youth Report
It’s finally here: the first extensive federal report on the state of youth across Canada. This document gives us an unprecedented insight into the thoughts, experiences and lives of young people in Canada. The State of Youth Report shows the issues that matter most to youth as part of a commitment made by the federal… View Article
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August 27, 2021
Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Evidence Review of Interventions to Prevent and Address Adversity Across the Life Course
YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector needs to know in two pages or less! 1. What was this research about? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood and can have serious, negative impacts on an individual’s… View Article
August 26, 2021
APEC Learn More Module 4
MODULE FOURVisualizeLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector. Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can support your program evaluation work. BLOG POSTTelling Your Program’s Story with Data VisualizationApplying Racial Equity Awareness in… View Article
August 19, 2021
APEC Learn More Module 3
MODULE THREEAnalyze Learn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector. Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can support your program evaluation work. ACADEMIC LITERATUREThree Steps Toward Sustainability: Spreadsheets as Data-Analysis Systems for Non-Profit Organizations… View Article
APEC Learn More Module 2
MODULE TWOOrganize Learn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector. Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can support your program evaluation work. ACADEMIC LITERATUREData Quality Evaluation for Program Evaluators BLOG6 Data Management Tips for… View Article
Hopeful Resilience: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Young Ontarians
This report was published by Young Ontarians United. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: After a year of countless Zoom calls, many lost opportunities, and frankly, overwhelming exhaustion and disappointment, one thing is clear— youth have been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic and not enough people are talking about it. Amid a global pandemic,… View Article
APEC Learn More Module 1
MODULE ONEUnderstandLearn More ResourcesYouthREX creates and curates relevant and accessible evidence-based resources from research, practice, and lived experience, designed for the Ontario youth sector. Below is a selection of resources available through our online Knowledge Hub that can support your program evaluation work. BLOG POSTTaking the Youth Program Evaluation PlungeUsing Central Tendency Measures to Describe… View Article
August 18, 2021
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