Benefits of participation in a community of practice focused on evaluation and programmatic improvement for environmental educators.
Eval Program Plann
; 99: 102317, 2023 08.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2324915
ABSTRACT
One of the biggest challenges environmental education (EE) practitioners face is having timely and systematically-collected evaluation data to inform the design and improvement of existing programs. One potential way to provide systematic evaluations of programs and build evaluation capacity for practitioners is through a facilitated community of practice (CoP). We developed a CoP involving 37 organizations who were pivoting to online EE programs within the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goals were to build organizational capacity in evaluation and adaptive management to improve these organizations' online EE programs. We describe our CoP design, challenges associated with its implementation, and the benefits reported by participants in the CoP. Participants reported that they improved their evaluation skills and attitudes towards evaluation and developed social capital with a new network of colleagues. They also reported positive changes in practice, both individually and organizationally; considered new outcomes for their programs; and learned about using evaluation data to systematically improve programs. Educators shared their learning both within and outside of their organizations. Those who were more regularly involved in this community reported more positive benefits than others who were less involved. We share our reflections on the process and make suggestions for other evaluators to consider in similar CoP designs.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio pronóstico
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Revisión sistemática/Meta análisis
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
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Inglés
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Eval Program Plann
Año:
2023
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