Youth Mentoring Program
This week you will be continuing with the Method section of your Program Evaluation Report.
Please refer to page 222 (Kline, 2015) and complete the following subsections of the Method section:
- Setting
- Participants
- Outcomes and Measures
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Setting (1 sentence)
Describe where the program occurs (agency type, environment).
If details are not available, make a reasonable assumption and state it.
Participants (1 paragraph)
Describe:
- Who will be included in the evaluation (age range, eligibility)
- The sampling approach (e.g., all clients receiving services during a defined time period)
- Assessment schedule (e.g., intake and discharge)
- Estimated sample size (provide hypothetical estimate)
If the program does not report client numbers, provide a reasonable hypothetical estimate and state that it is an assumption.
Outcomes and Measures (1–2 paragraphs)
For your selected outcome measure, include:
- Name of the instrument
- What it measures and why it is appropriate for this outcome/population
- Number of items and scoring
- Reliability and validity (1 sentence each)
- How improvement will be interpreted (what direction indicates better outcomes)
Submit word document that combines Week 3 and Week 4 into one updated Method section (revising week 3 based on feedback). You should not have approximately 2 to 3 pages total for Method section.
Include APA references for any measures or data sources
Assignment due Sunday, 11:59 p.m.
Youth Mentoring Program
METHOD SECTION (Week 3 + Week 4 Integrated Draft)
Setting (1 sentence)
The Youth Mentoring Program is implemented within a community-based nonprofit agency that provides after-school educational and social-emotional support services to adolescents in an urban environment.
Participants (1 paragraph)
Participants in this evaluation will include adolescents ages 12–17 enrolled in the Youth Mentoring Program who meet the agency’s eligibility criteria, which include attending school regularly and having at least one identified social-emotional or academic support need. A convenience sampling approach will be used, including all youth who receive mentoring services during a six-month evaluation period. Assessments will occur at intake (program entry) and program discharge (approximately 12 weeks later). Based on typical agency caseload patterns, the estimated sample size is 60 participants; this number is a hypothetical assumption due to the absence of….