Implementation evaluation of a community‐based youth participatory action research program.
Youth participatory action research (YPAR), a method in which young people are engaged as research partners and change agents, offers a powerful paradigm to promote empowerment and liberation. YPAR interventions have been applied in diverse settings to address various issues. Identifying barriers an...
| Published in: | American Journal of Community Psychology Vol. 76; no. 3/4; pp. 325 - 339 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=190548911&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 190548911 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00910562 CMP jtl: American Journal of Community Psychology issn: 00910562 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 76 iid: 3/4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 190548911 10.1002/ajcp.12815 ppf: 325 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.2MB tig: atl: Implementation evaluation of a community‐based youth participatory action research program. aug: au: Szoko, Nicholas Slade, Ebonie Fields, Alana Blankenship, Keona Miller, Elizabeth Culyba, Alison J. affil: Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis Missouri,, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania,, USA su: Community-based programs Research implementation Participant observation Self-efficacy Evaluation methodology Feasibility studies sug: subj: Community-based programs Research implementation Participant observation Self-efficacy Evaluation methodology Feasibility studies keyword: implementation and dissemination science program evaluation youth participatory action research implementation and dissemination science program evaluation youth participatory action research ab: Youth participatory action research (YPAR), a method in which young people are engaged as research partners and change agents, offers a powerful paradigm to promote empowerment and liberation. YPAR interventions have been applied in diverse settings to address various issues. Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing YPAR programs may increase the scope and impact of this study. Implementation and dissemination science (IDS) utilizes structured evaluation frameworks to assess determinants of intervention uptake, utilization, and sustainability. IDS has long been utilized in community psychology; yet applications to YPAR are limited. In the present study, we use the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to evaluate a community‐based YPAR intervention. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data collected from multiple informants (e.g., participants, facilitators, and research team members) throughout the implementation period, we describe key barriers and facilitators related to programming. In addition, we present preliminary implementation outcomes (e.g., feasibility, acceptability) from our intervention. In describing these analyses, we center IDS as a key approach for rigorous evaluation of YPAR and similar community‐based programs. Highlights: Implementation & dissemination science (IDS) offers a framework to evaluate community programs.Evaluating youth participatory action research (YPAR) with IDS can support effective implementation.Synergizing IDS with empowerment theory strengthens understanding of historical & cultural context. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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