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Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Session: Empowerment Evaluation and Stakeholder Involvement: Insights, Reflections, and Implications

Empowering Youth and Community Voices: A Methodology for Developing a Longitudinal Survey Tool

Stream: Program Development and Design

Thursday, October 24, 2024
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM PST
Location: Portland Ballroom 254
Abstract Information: Incorporating participant voice in tool development is key to creating measures that hold value for those involved. Empowering youth and community voices not only encourages researchers and evaluators to be accountable, it also makes the process and end product more relevant and meaningful to the lives of whom we serve. It is part of a transformative practice to assert their self-determination. Incorporating authentic participant voice in tool development is key to creating measures that hold value for those involved. This session will highlight the experience of a Native Hawaiian serving organization developing a culturally responsive longitudinal survey with the help of youth and community advisory councils. By incorporating youth, family, and community voices, we endeavored for the tool to be meaningful and valuable to those we serve while ensuring it is attuned to Native Hawaiian culture and worldview regarding wellbeing. Come and hear about our successes, challenges, and lessons learned in co-designing a survey tool with youth and community participants.