Measuring outcomes of United Way–funded programs: Expectations and reality

Hendricks, Michael; Plantz, Margaret C.; Pritchard, Kathleen J.

doi:10.1002/ev.266

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“…Next, themes were analyzed for outcomes (see Table 3). Data analysis indicated that each theme yielded an outcome (i.e., a beneficial result, effect, or change stemming from program involvement) (Hatry, van Houten, Plantz, & Taylor, 1996;Hendricks, Plantz, & Pritchard, 2008).…”

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Summer Camp Youth Leadership Development: An Investigation of Adolescents’ Perceptions of Best Practices

Martin

2018

JYD

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This qualitative study explored adolescent participants' perceptions of the Leaders-in-Training (LIT) program at Waycross Camp, a residential summer camp. The main data set was collected through interviews with former LIT program participants. A constant comparison data analysis of LIT program feedback revealed four emergent themes: (a) bridging the gap, (b) giving permission to be human, (c) rolling up your sleeves, and (d) serving the greater good. Each theme yielded an outcome, including (a) community, (b) openness, (c) empowerment, and (d) character, respectively. Concepts depicted in relevant literature were synthesized with these four themes and outcomes, yielding (a) social relationships; (b) identity and self-image; (c) agency and engagement; and (d) spirituality, ethicality, and morality, respectively. Together, these themes, outcomes, and concepts were integrated to produce a camp-based model of youth leadership development that reflected participant feedback on the LIT program's best practices. Implications for future practice are discussed.

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Summer Camp Youth Leadership Development: An Investigation of Adolescents’ Perceptions of Best Practices

Martin

2018

JYD

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“…First, coercive isomorphism is measured by asking if the nonprofit organization receives funding from the United Way . As one of the first national agencies to request its network members to make a distinction between outcomes and outputs, the United Way has promoted the adoption of outcome measurement in the United States since the early 1990s (Ebrahim & Rangan, 2010) and requires its grantees to conduct outcome measurement (Hendricks, Plantz, & Pritchard, 2008). This can exert coercive pressure on the grantee organizations.…”

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The Adoption of Outcome Measurement in Human Service Nonprofits

Lee

Clerkin

2017

J. Public Nonprof Aff.

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“…LA can leverage improvement through improved educational decision-making (Arnold, 2010;Norris, Baer, Leonard, Pugliese, & Lefrere, 2008;Vatrapu, Tplovs, Fujita, & Bull, 2011), clearer institutional and individual goal setting (Hendricks, Plantz, & Pritchard, 2008), more timely and frequent feedback for students and teachers (Ha, Bae, & Park, 2000;Hamalainen, Suhonen, Sutinen, & Toivonen, 2004;Merceron & Yacef, 2005;Suthers, Ravi, Medina, Joseph, & Dwyer, 2008), the individualization of teaching and learning (Beck & Mostow, 2008;Farzan, 2004;Heraud, France, & Mille, 2004;Lu, 2004;Talavera & Gaudioso, 2004), and the generation 1. How can we incorporate the LA data into a broader effort to understand how a digital curriculum is used?…”

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A Strategy for Incorporating Learning Analytics into the Design and Evaluation of a K-12 Science Curriculum

2014

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Abstract:In this paper, we discuss a scalable approach for integrating learning analytics into an online K-12 science curriculum. A description of the curriculum and the underlying pedagogical framework is followed by a discussion of the challenges to be tackled as part of this integration. We include examples of data visualization based on teacher usage data along with a methodology for examining an inquiry-based science program. With more than one million students and fifty thousand teachers using the curriculum, a massive and rich dataset is continuously updated. This repository depicts teacher and student usage, and offers exciting opportunities to leverage data to improve both teaching and learning. In this paper, we use data from a medium-sized school district, comprising 53 schools, 1,026 teachers, and nearly one-third of a million curriculum visits during the 2012-2013 school year. This growing dataset also poses technical challenges such as data storage, complex aggregation, and analyses with broader implications for pedagogy, big data, and learning.

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Measuring outcomes of United Way–funded programs: Expectations and reality

Abstract: In 1996, United Way of America (UWA)

Cited by 43 publications

References 3 publications

Summer Camp Youth Leadership Development: An Investigation of Adolescents’ Perceptions of Best Practices

Summer Camp Youth Leadership Development: An Investigation of Adolescents’ Perceptions of Best Practices

The Adoption of Outcome Measurement in Human Service Nonprofits

A Strategy for Incorporating Learning Analytics into the Design and Evaluation of a K-12 Science Curriculum

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