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Along with increased recognition of the value of youth development programming has come increased financial support (Padgette, 2003; Zeller-Berkman, 2010) .  \nThis investment, in turn, brings increased pressure to continually prove to funders that youth development programs affect student outcomes (Zeller-Berkman, 2010) . The increased emphasis on accountability has sometimes forced community-based organizations (CBOs) to maintain a myopic focus on outcomes that are easily measurable but not necessarily the most important (Fusco, Lawrence, Matloff-Nieves, & Ramos, 2013) . Underfunded nonprofits can feel overwhelmed by the intense emphasis  \non producing “evidence-based” outcomes, especially if evaluation feels like an “add-on” rather than being aligned with and integrated into program goals.  \nSARAH ZELLER-BERKMAN, Ph. D., is the director of the Intergenerational Change Initiative at the Public Science Project and coordinator of youth studies initiatives at the John F. Kennedy, Jr., Institute for Worker Education. She has spent the last 15 years as a practitioner, researcher, evaluator, and capacity builder in youth and community development. She has authored many publications and serves on several boards.  \nCAROLINA MUÑOZ-PROTO, Ph. D., is an assistant professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. She teaches community and applied social psychology; her interests involve youth and social justice, political action, and peace building. She has previously written about participatory action research and youth with incarcerated parents. She is affiliated with the Public Science Project for Participatory Action Research and Design.  \nMARIA ELENA TORRE, Ph. D., is the founding director of the Public Science Project and a faculty member in critical psychology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She has engaged in critical participatory action research nationally and internationally with schools, prisons, and community-based organizations for over 15 years. She is the author of numerous publications.  \nThis article raises up critical participatory action research and youth participatory evaluation as possible answers to this challenge. Expanding the definition of evaluation to include methodologies that value youth participation can strengthen CBOs’ capacity to create responsive out-ofschool time (OST) programs that have meaningful impactson young people’s lives. This article explores how five programs use critical participatory action research and youth participatory evaluation to engage youth and improve program delivery. These trailblazing organizations illuminate the possibilities and challenges of using approaches to research and evaluation that reflect youth development principles and practices.  \nbenefits include youth leadership (Camino, 2005); strong youth-adult partnerships (Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, 2005); and, according to some, more valid and useful research (Calvert, Zeldin, & Weisenbach, 2002; Golombek, 2002; Sabo-Flores, 2008) .  \nInvolving youth in critical participatory action research and evaluation builds on young people’s strengths, expertise, and ability to create knowledge about the issues and programs that affect their lives. Research is conducted with youth, not on them. Young people are viewed as the experts on their own experiences. They are, in this view, completely capable of exploring youth issues and programs—in fact,  \nthey are necessary members of the research team.  \nParticipatory Research and The participatory approach This perspective is remarkably  \nEvaluati","cbCaiaa2XHvqbGiX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaa2XHvqbGiX","pdf",280877,"English","# Introduction\n## Accountability and the evidence-based pressure\n## Expanding evaluation through youth participation\n# Authors and roles\n## Sarah Zeller-Berkman\n## Carolina Muñoz-Proto\n## María Elena Torre\n# Core approach\n## Youth as experts and research team members\n## Participatory research and evaluation approaches\n# Evidence and principles","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article discuss increased pressure for measurable outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"The article explains that accountability demands often require community-based organizations to prove impact using easily measurable indicators, which can narrow priorities and turn evaluation into an add-on.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article define youth participatory evaluation?\",\"answer\":\"It frames participatory evaluation as involving young people as experts in their own experiences, conducting research with youth rather than on them, and integrating youth participation into program goals.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of using critical participatory action research in out-of-school time programs?\",\"answer\":\"The approach aims to strengthen CBO capacity to create responsive OST programs by engaging youth in research processes that improve program delivery and support meaningful impact.\"}]","A Youth Development Approach to Evaluation - Critical Participatory Action Research | PDF",1792069801]