Developing Outcome Measures for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program / Jennie W. Wenger [and seven others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wenger, Jennie W., author.

Contributor:

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Rand Corporation

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Guard--Vocational guidance.

United States.

United States. National Guard.

Youth with social disabilities--Education (Secondary)--United States.

Youth with social disabilities.

School-to-work transition--United States.

School-to-work transition.

Youth with social disabilities--Education (Secondary).

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

xiii, 101 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2022]

Summary:

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing difficulties in traditional high school. The program provides classroom instruction and other structured activities to young people at 40 different sites. This capstone report describes some of RAND's research and analyses on the ChalleNGe program from late 2017 through mid-2020. Using a mixed-methods approach, the RAND team developed a program logic model, carried out a series of site visits, and planned and executed numerous analytic efforts. Many of the results of specific analytic efforts are described in other reports; here, the authors focus on identifying and recommending strategies for programs to measure participants' long-term outcomes. Consistently measuring long-term outcomes will allow the program to determine overall progress toward meeting its mission of ensuring that program participants are prepared for success as productive citizens.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: ChalleNGe: Program Design and Logic Model

Chapter Three: Program Trends

Chapter Four: Existing Data and Approaches to Program Measurement

Chapter Five: Approaches for Measuring Long-Term Outcomes and Determining Program Effectiveness

Chapter Six: Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix A: Contextual Factors That Influence ChalleNGe Sites

Appendix B: How Similar Youth Programs Approach Data Collection and Outcomes Measurement

Appendix C: Potential Measures of Citizenship, Leadership/Followership, and Service to Community

Appendix D: Supporting Mentors

Appendix E: Survey of Washington Youth Academy Graduates.

Notes:

Title from PDF document (viewed February 15, 2022)

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense"

"RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-101)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781977407832

1977407838

OCLC:

1309042312

Access Restriction:

unrestricted online access