Conflict Resolution Training for Youth. Virginia commonwealth university Department of educational leadership Program Evaluation APRIL 2013 RAM BHAGAT.

Conflict Resolution Trainingfor Youth

Virginia commonwealth universityDepartment of educational leadershipProgram EvaluationAPRIL 2013

RAM BHAGAT

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The Richmond Youth Peace Project has trained more than 200 youth in Conflict Resolution since 2005.

Responsive Evaluation

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DATA COLLECTION

Sequential Mixed-Method

What strategies are in place to build wide community support for the program?

CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOPS

2011 - 13

YOUTHADULT

How are youth from the most violent neighborhoods, recruited, trained and mentored by the program?

CRTY 2011 - 2013

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DATA COLLECTION

Surveys completed and surveys missing

Evaluation of Facilitators

CRTY 2012

Qualitative Analysis

Interpreting results from interviews and focus group

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RYPP Events

Interviews & Focus Groups

LEADERSHIP

ACTIVITIESEFFECTIVE

ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION

YOUTH

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OBSTACLES

Recommendations

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Develop comprehensive data collection methods

Create more opportunities for youth to design and plan programs

collaborate more with partners

build sustainable relationships with youth agencies

actively recruit youth from economically oppressed neighborhoods, disproportionally affected by violence!

Engage Stakeholders

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Lessons Learned

SANKOFA