Evaluating Beyond the Ivory Tower: Lessons Learned from the Scholars Program

Authors

  • Catherine M. Jordan University of Minnesota
  • Scott Chazdon University of Minnesota
  • Kristina Alviz University of Minnesota

Keywords:

community-engaged scholarship, community-engaged research, professional development, learning circle, adult learning, ripple effect mapping

Abstract

The Community-engaged Scholars Program is a multi-disciplinary, cohort-based program offering a “learning circle†paired with funding for community-engaged research. It is intended to build scholars’ capacity for community-engaged scholarship, catalyze institutional support for community-engaged scholarship, and benefit community partners. This article reports on the mixed-method program evaluation of the first Scholars Program cohort as well as describes a broader framework for thinking about evaluation of higher education community engagement efforts.

Author Biographies

Catherine M. Jordan, University of Minnesota

Catherine M. Jordan, Ph.D., is associate professor of pediatrics and extension specialist in the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality. She was director of the Children, Youth and Family Consortium while serving as facilitator of the Scholars Program. 

Scott Chazdon, University of Minnesota

Scott Chazdon is Evaluation and Research Specialist, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality.

Kristina Alviz, University of Minnesota

Kristina (Kit) Alviz is Research and Evaluation Coordinator, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Develoment

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Published

08/18/2016

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016): Volume 8, No 3 (2016) Special Edition: University of Minnesota Extension Scholars Program

Section

Research and Theory

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