Program Quality Assessment Handbook
Author: Charles Smith (David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality)
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Youth Program Quality Assessment (PQA) is a validated instrument designed to evaluate the quality of youth programs and identify staff training needs. It has been used in community organizations, schools, camps, and other places where youth have fun, work, and learn with adults. The Youth PQA is an evidence-based assessment tool. Evidence is gathered through observation and interview. Program staff or an outside specialist observe program activities, take notes, and then conduct an interview with a program administrator. Notes, observations, and interview data are used as evidence to score items. Item scores are combined to create an overall program quality profile. The pyramid below shows the domains of the Youth PQA. Each domain contains a set of specific and observable elements of best practice for working with children and youth."--