A toolkit, informative collection of videos and a webinar were produced in 2020-2021 to support university outreach practitioners in evaluating programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
A toolkit, informative collection of videos and a webinar were produced in 2020-2021 to support university outreach practitioners in evaluating programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.A toolkit, informative collection of videos and a webinar were produced in 2020-2021 to support university outreach practitioners Read more
What steps should be taken to evaluate outreach programs for Indigenous students?
What should be evaluated?
How can evaluation strengthen outreach programs for Indigenous students?
A/Prof Katelyn Barney’s 2020 Centre Fellowship involved a mixed-methods approach (combining one-on-one interviews and a quantitative survey) to identify success factors and what could be improved in outreach camps targeting Indigenous high school students.
Through collaboration with an expert Indigenous advisory group and equity practitioners, the Fellowship documented and mapped the range of outreach programs running for Indigenous students and evaluated two outreach camp programs specifically for Indigenous students at Australian universities.
The project established strategies to strengthen and improve outreach programs specifically for Indigenous students, and also developed a suite of resources for outreach staff to assist them in evaluating their programs.
Webinar
In this webinar, a panel of Indigenous researchers (Professors Maria Raciti and Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews) discuss practical tips and advice for outreach practitioners on planning for evaluation, examples of evaluation practice, and how to design effective evaluation.
From the Fellowship A/Prof Barney also worked with colleagues and experts on the attached resource kit download, and the informative collection of videos below, produced to support outreach practitioners in evaluating programs for Indigenous students.
Why is evaluation of outreach programs so important?
Planning for evaluation: Professor Maria Raciti
Key developments in relation to the quality of evaluation in Indigenous programs: Dr Kevin Dolman
The importance of collaboration and co-design in evaluation: Dr Caroline Salom
Purpose and key questions to frame evaluation: Professor Peter Wilkins
Collecting interview data and asking the ‘right’ questions: Associate Professor Graeme Gower
Principles and practices of evaluation: Dr Anna Bennett
Presenting findings of evaluation: Associate Professor Ryan Naylor
See also the Indigenous Success: Doing it, Thinking it, Being it podcast series, hosted by Katelyn and Professor Tracey Bunda (UQ). The podcast is intended for university outreach practitioners working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and focuses on “what works” in outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students.
One episode (with Professor Maria Raciti) focuses specifically on evaluation.
