Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways.
We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about how PAN’s Treehouse came to be.
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Check out the latest resources!
The Basics of Community-Based Research: Part 2.1Learning about and clearly understanding the purposes of community-based research can shed light on future possibilities of engaging community-based research. Community-based-research often addresses disparity, inequality, and inequity, and this post lays out definitions of each. |
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Reciprocity in Research, Part 1 – Supporting Community Experts Participating in the SHAWNA ProjectThe SHAWNA Project started in 2014 and is ongoing until 2025. SHAWNA includes quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (narrative interviews, focus groups, arts-based methods) approaches. The main objective of the SHAWNA Project is to understand the factors that shape access to HIV care and sexual and reproductive health among women living with HIV. |
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Sampling for program evaluation using surveys: practical tips and resourcesOne of the most common questions an evaluator can encounter is: “Who and how many people should I survey to evaluate our program effectively?” This answer, while seemingly straightforward, involves a clear understanding of their program evaluation goals, and the methodology applied to achieve those goals. This blog post unpacks some of the complexities and explores how to determine the right sample size to ensure findings are both valid and meaningful. |
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Decolonizing Data Analysis MethodsA previous Treehouse piece explored Indigenizing Survey Methods. We continue the discussion with this resource which focuses learnings from Indigenizing data analysis in the Making it Work project. |
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Reciprocity In Research, Part 2 – Knowledge sharing and exchange in the SHAWNA ProjectAs part of SHAWNA’s commitment to reciprocity in research, several of the main ways that we try to connect what we do with community experts include: (1) collecting information on community expert preferences on receiving information about the study; (2) producing a newsletter two times per year; (3) summarizing research findings into infographics and plain language summaries; and (4) utilizing arts-based research methods. |
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Questions? Feedback? Resources to share? Get in touch!
Jennifer Demchuk, Acting Director of Research and Evaluation, [email protected]