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Prof Hendri Coetzee (presenter) and Prof Werner Nell North-West University

The monitoring and evaluation of community engagement activities at universities: The case of the North-West University. Prof Hendri Coetzee (presenter) and Prof Werner Nell North-West University. Outline. Background / problem statement NWU's communities NWU's CE activities

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Prof Hendri Coetzee (presenter) and Prof Werner Nell North-West University

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  1. The monitoring and evaluation of community engagement activities at universities: The case of the North-West University Prof Hendri Coetzee (presenter) and Prof Werner Nell North-West University

  2. Outline • Background / problem statement • NWU's communities • NWU's CE activities • NWU's approach to monitoring and evaluating CE • Proposed database • Demonstration of database • Examples of outputs (x2) • NWU's impact (2016 results) • Conclusion and recommendations

  3. Background / problem statement • Integration of Community Engagement (CE) in research, teaching-learning and outreach (perceptions, challenges and implications) • Required by DOE • Support risk management • Can also inform the strategic direction of universities • The case of North-West University (NWU)

  4. NWU's communities

  5. NWU's CE activities Community Impact Model

  6. NWU's approach to monitoring and evaluating CE • Theory of practice (what it is that they want to change) • Theory of change (how they plan to change it) • Logic-frame model Data on all aspects are needed

  7. Proposed database

  8. Demonstration of database http://v-kidz-ap-win1.adt.nwu.ac.za/KidzNet

  9. Example of output

  10. Example of output

  11. Answers were recorded on an ordinal scale ranging from a ‘negative impact’, to ‘no impact’, and a ‘positive impact’, with another option allowing participants to indicate that they ‘do not know’. NWU's impact (2016 results)

  12. 5-point scale ranging from 1 (don’t agree at all) to 5 (fully agree) Results: Further impact/contributions

  13. Conclusion and recommendations The NWU's current database includes a number of very relevant (reportable) aspects. This is in line with what is required by the DOE and institutional management. Additional aspects will however have to be included to increase the impact of its engaged activities. In order to do so: • Theories of practice and change will have to be clarified. • Measurable (specific) indicators of change will have to be added. • Standardised categories for inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact will have to be created.

  14. Contact details Prof Hendri Coetzee hendri.coetzee@nwu.ac.za

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