Selecting Statewide Youth Development Outcome Indicators

Selecting statewide youth development outcome indicators.

This article presents the process used to develop a set of statewide positive youth development (YD) outcome indicators to complement existing adolescent well-being indicators in New York State (NYS). Intended uses included program and community-, county-, and state-level planning; grant writing; evaluation; and outcome monitoring in coordination with national YD-oriented initiatives. A common ...

Comprehensive statewide approach to improve youth outcomes: experience of the New York State Youth Development Team.

Best practice research indicates a need for a policy shift toward positive youth development (YD) principles and strategies. The New York State Youth Development Team (YDT) is a public-private partnership of leading agencies whose holistic vision, "families, schools and communities partner to support the development of healthy, capable and caring youth," requires key stakeholders at all levels ...

Identifying and Selecting Indicators

Selecting Performance Indicators about Tips

Performance indicators define a measure of change for the results identified in a Results Framework (RF). When wellchosen, they convey whether key objectives are achieved in a meaningful way for performance management. While a result (such as an Assistance Objective or an Intermediate Result) identifies what we hope to accomplish, indicators tell us by what standard that result will be measured...

Effects of the Positive Action Program on Indicators of Positive Youth Development Among Urban Youth.

This study evaluated effects of Positive Action, a school-based social-emotional and character development (SECD) intervention, on indicators of positive youth development (PYD) among a sample of low-income, ethnic minority youth attending 14 urban schools. The study used a matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled design at the school level. A multiple-measure self-report protocol assessed f...