1. Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D.
A National Program Leader’s Perspective on Developing National Outcomes and Indicators: 4-H SET Initiative
Presented by
Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D.
Evaluation 2009
November 13, 2009

2. 4-H Context Public -private partnership
Nearly 6 million youth ages 5-19
Three national Mission Mandates
Science, Engineering, and Technology
Healthy Living
Citizenship

3. Why are Indicators Important?
PART/Portfolio Review-”Show Me the Data”
Public value of 4-H
Program Improvement

5. Steps to Identifying Indicators
Commissioned paper written by Dr. Ben Silliman, “Critical Indicators of Youth Development Outcomes for 4-H National Mission Mandates”:

6. Evaluation Goals
Track and monitor the implementation of 4-H SET efforts at the state level
More fully understand the nature of promising and best program practices and how they can be replicated
More fully understand the impact that 4-H SET efforts have on positive youth outcomes

7. Overview of 4-H SET Evaluation Design

8. Overview of Annual Youth Engagement, Attitudes and Knowledge Survey (YEAK)
Goal: Obtain annual data on 4-H youth’s engagement, interest, attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, and educational and career aspirations.
Sample of youth ages 9-18 from each of the five Extension regions
On-line and pencil and paper formats
Assess the short-term outcomes of the 4-H SET Logic Model
Informed by the domain frameworks outlined in current research

9. Developing the YEAK Survey
Created a matrix with all short-term indicators from logic model
Worked with national 4-H SET Instrument Design Team to identify relevant reliable, valid measures for these indicators
Survey will be in the field shortly, pending IRB approval from participating universities (16 Land-Grant Universities)

10. Challenges/Lessons Learned/Wish List
Sampling
Expense
Institutionalization
Disparate efforts
Focus on the other national Mission Mandates

11. Contact Information
Suzanne Le Menestrel