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  • Evaluation science
  • Youth development studies
  • Organizational learning

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  • Program theory-driven evaluation science (PTDES) is valuable for understanding youth development (YD) program mechanisms.
  • Existing PTDES examples often lack the complexity to fully capture YD program experiences.
  • Project K is a YD program integrating adventure, service-learning, and mentoring components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a detailed example of PTDES applied to a complex YD program.
  • To develop and assess a theory of change for Project K.
  • To illustrate the utility of PTDES in capturing intricate program dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated data from staff focus groups, participant comments, program documents, and prior research.
  • Developed a theory of change for Project K.
  • Conducted a direct logic analysis to evaluate the theory's plausibility against literature.

Main Results:

  • A comprehensive theory of change for Project K was generated.
  • The theory of change aligns with best practices across the program's adventure, service-learning, and mentoring components.
  • The application of PTDES facilitated organizational learning and development.

Conclusions:

  • PTDES can effectively capture the complexity of YD programs like Project K.
  • The developed theory of change validates Project K's alignment with established best practices.
  • Theory-building through PTDES contributes significantly to program improvement and organizational development.