- 2020-2021 -

PhD-Community Initiative

Project Details

The PhD-Community Initiative is a flagship program that pairs teams of doctoral students with local organizations to address challenges and opportunities that are meaningful to community.

 

  • Academia

  • Community Engagement

Sector

2020 - 2021

Year

Evaluation

Services

  • School of Graduate Studies (Queen’s University)

  • Student Co-Evaluators

  • Evaluation Mentor

Partner

Challenge

Gain insight into how awareness / participation in the program can be increased, how the program can expand its emphasis on social justice and responsibility, and how the administrative load of the program can be streamlined.

This evaluation engaged over 200 participants across the Queen’s and Kingston communities through survey, interview, focus group, and data party events.

  • Collaborative

  • Utilization-focused

  • Appreciative inquiry

Approach

Final report with:

  • Participant quotes outlining salient themes

  • Broad recommendations (4) contextualized by considerations (12) and suggested action steps (24)

Result

Previous

Expanding Horizons