Presented by members of a NCRCRD Small Grant-funded Think Tank Evaluating Impacts of Community Leadership Programs Ken Pigg, University of Missouri Scott Chazdon, University of Minnesota Lena Etuk, Oregon State LEARNING FROM COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION (CLDE): CHALLENGES FOR EDUCATORS
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Presented by members of a NCRCRD Small Grant-funded Think Tank Evaluating Impacts of Community Leadership Programs
Ken Pigg, University of Missouri
Scott Chazdon, University of Minnesota
Lena Etuk, Oregon State University
LEARNING FROM COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION (CLDE): CHALLENGES FOR EDUCATORS
Thanks to participants of the NCRCRD Impacts of Community Leadership Development Think Tank
•Mary Emery, South Dakota State University•Scott Chazdon, University of Minnesota•Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin• Lena Etuk, Oregon State University•Stephen Gasteyer, Michigan State University•Ken Martin, Ohio State University•Deborah Meehan, Leadership Learning Community•Dan Otto, Iowa State University•Ken Pigg, University of Missouri•Claire Reinelt, Leadership Learning Community•Milan Wall, Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Objectives of Webinar
•Review what we have learned from recently completed research/evaluation of community leadership development programs
•Learning presented in form of five challenges to present practice
•Discussion of challenges raised
Community Effects of Community Leadership Development Education
•Research design
•Participant survey
•Civic engagement/social cohesion
•Community effects
•Organizational effects
•Time on task
Community Leadership Evaluation in Minnesota
Leadership competencies– Leadership competencies (retro pre-post)– Organizational affiliation data (pre-post)
How to cultivate an “acceptable state of disequilibrium”
Projects – maximizing the effect
Active Learning/experiential learning/anticipatory learning
Relationship building
Challenge #4:What Should We Teach?
3 Principles for curriculum development: Direction, alignment, & commitment
Navigating the three levels of content: skills for facilitation, communication/ collaboration, systems thinking
Civic education
Challenge #5:How Do We Know If It’s Working?
Formative vs. Summative Approaches
Community Capitals Framework
Identifying best sources of data
Constructing moveable dials
Next Steps for Educators and Researchers
Critically examine existing CLDE program purpose/theory of change and learning strategies
Design new evaluation approaches to address challenges
Create research efforts to support program learning and accountability
Discussion
•Challenge #1: Leadership Development for What?•Challenge #2: Who Participates?•Challenge #3: How to Design the Process?•Challenge #4: What Should We Teach?•Challenge #5: How Do We Know If It’s Working?