For Programs - Mentoring Program Componens - Evaluation

Program evaluation increases in importance as funders continue to stress measurable outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions about Research and Evaluation
This Fredquently Asked Questions training supplement offers a primer on evaluation strategies and techniques. From logic models to different kinds of data through pre- and post-tests. 

Evaluating Mentoring Programs - Public/Private Ventures (PPV)
A new resource on program evaluation released by Public Private Ventures is designed to provide both programoperators and researchers with practical advice about how to assess a program's implementation and impact. Evaluating Mentoring Programs is great summary of the key issues in setting up an effective mentoring program evaluation, and it also offers practical advice to help you design an evaluation that will yield the answers you are seeking.  

Youth survey of match quality - Northwest Regional Educational Labrotory (NWREL)
This publication describes how to use a 19-item youth survey that measures. NWREL also manages a forum for practioners on program and outcomes evaluation.

1. The extent to which the relationship is centered on the youth.
2. The youth’s emotional engagement.
3. The extent to which the youth is dissatisfied with the relationship.