Let’s Make Space for Young People to Lead: Integrating Research and Action Programming in an Arts and Technology Center: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons Learned

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Table 1. Case study data sources

Data	Description	Purpose	Baseline	Interim	Exit
Adult staff training field notes and observations	Five handwritten reflections and notes by university-based adult facilitators documenting adult staff initial perceptions and engagement	Observations on adult staff’ initial perceptions on youth-centered programming and YPAR curriculum	X	X	X
YPAR program field notes and observations	Five handwritten reflections and five audio recorded and transcribed reflections from university-based adult facilitators documenting adult	Observations on curriculum implementation, adult and youth researchers staff engagement	X	X	X
YPAR program documents, facilitation session notes, meeting minutes and staff log	10 handwritten reflections on facilitation and curriculum revisions from 2 adult program facilitators	Observations on curriculum implementation, adult and youth researchers staff engagement	X	X	X
Youth researchers’ debrief meeting recordings and notes	10 handwritten reflections on youth attendance, topics covered in the YPAR program, changes to the curriculum, strengths, challenges, and areas of growth.	Data triangulation of program documents and evidence of youth researchers’ perceptions and observations on YPAR program	X	X	X
Adult facilitators’ debrief meeting recordings and notes	40 audio recorded and transcribed reflections from 2 adult program facilitators with a university-based research team that include discussions on program curriculum sessions’ implementation and evaluation.	Data triangulation of program documents and evidence of adult staff’ perceptions and observations on YPAR program	X	X	X
Evaluation interviews with youth researchers before, during, and after the completion of the YPAR program	Three waves of audio-recorded and transcribed interviews with 10 youth researchers	Evidence of youth researchers’ perceptions of the YPAR program’s strengths, challenges, areas of growth, and impact.	X	X	X
Evaluation interviews with adult staff before, during, and after the completion of the YPAR program	Three waves of audio-recorded and transcribed interviews with 5 adult program staff	Evidence of adult program staff’ perceptions of the YPAR program’s strengths, challenges, areas of growth, and impact.	X	X	X