Bean Corliss N, Kendellen Kelsey, Halsall Tanya, Forneris Tanya
School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University Rm 4o6B, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5.
School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University Rm 4o6B, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5.
Eval Program Plann. 2015 Apr;49:31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.11.007. Epub 2014 Nov 30.
In recent years there has been a call for increased community physical activity and sport programs for female youth that are deliberately structured to foster positive developmental outcomes. In addition, researchers have recognized the need to empirically evaluate such programs to ensure that youth are provided with optimal opportunities to thrive. This study represents a utilization-focused evaluation of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, a female-only physical activity-based life skills community program. A utilization-focused evaluation is particularly important when the evaluation is to help stakeholders utilize the findings in practice. The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to gain an understanding of the ongoing successes and challenges after year two of program implementation and (b) to examine how the adaptations made based on feedback from the first year evaluation were perceived as impacting the program. From interviews with youth participants and program leaders, three main themes with eight sub-themes emerged. The main themes were: (a) applying lessons learned can make a significant difference, (b) continually implementing successful strategies, and (c) ongoing challenges. Overall, this evaluation represents an important step in understanding how to improve program delivery to better meet the needs of the participants in community-based programming.
近年来，人们呼吁为年轻女性增加社区体育活动和体育项目，这些项目经过精心设计，以促进积极的发展成果。此外，研究人员已经认识到有必要对这些项目进行实证评估，以确保为青少年提供茁壮成长的最佳机会。本研究是对“女孩只想玩得开心”这一仅针对女性的、基于体育活动的生活技能社区项目进行的以应用为重点的评估。当评估旨在帮助利益相关者在实践中运用研究结果时，以应用为重点的评估尤为重要。本研究的目的有两个：(a) 了解项目实施两年后的持续成功经验和挑战；(b) 考察根据第一年评估的反馈所做的调整如何被认为对项目产生了影响。通过对青少年参与者和项目负责人的访谈，出现了三个主要主题和八个子主题。主要主题是：(a) 应用所学经验教训会有显著成效，(b) 持续实施成功策略，以及(c) 持续存在的挑战。总体而言，本次评估是理解如何改进项目实施以更好地满足社区项目参与者需求的重要一步。
