Program Evaluation Research for Strategic Planning
Use Program Evaluation Research to Understand Behaviors and Formulate Your Strategic Plan
Overview:
MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership desired to capture the voice, experience, and attitudes of American adults towards mentoring the nation’s youth. Upon receiving a research grant from AT&T, the investigation expanded to obtain perceptions of mentoring culture within Fortune 500 companies and how that culture affects workplace health metrics such as job satisfaction, career growth, and employee turnover.
Challenge
Because the program evaluation research results would serve additional partners in the mentoring community, the study required methodological rigor and an evidence-based outcomes strategy. The entire design (from methodology and questionnaire design through analysis) focused on providing validity and precision to permit the ongoing use of the research results.
Approach
A statistically representative online study with adults to gather information about the prevalence of, barriers to, and experiences with youth mentoring among American adults. A sub-set of data explored the role of employers in supporting youth through workplace mentoring programs.
Outcome
The program evaluation research results continue to inform and support the mentoring community though two reports published by MENTOR: “The Power of Relationships” and “Fueling a Relationship Movement” (a perspective of the impact of corporate engagement on employee job satisfaction and level of involvement in mentoring relationships). The reports have become an integral part of the national discourse on mentoring, providing new understanding of the scope of youth mentoring in America, and helping to inform an effort to drive the mentoring movement forward.
Clients Who Have Entrusted Pacific Market Research With Similar Research:
“I cannot recommend Pacific Market Research enough. They dove into the world of our work with a real passion and a can-do attitude that was really what our organization needed. They were instrumental in helping us do this project right and were the most patient, kind, and knowledgeable folks I’ve worked with.”
– Mike Garringer
Director of Research and Evaluation
MENTOR: The National Mentor Partnership
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