BUILDING A PROGRAM EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

The Living City Project (LCP) is an educational nonprofit
organization that uses New York City as a classroom to engage
young adults on urban issues. One of LCP’s core program offerings,
CityGAP, is a semester-long gap program that immerses participants
in New York City’s history, policies, and neighborhoods through
individual study, collaborative group projects, service learning
opportunities, and fieldwork activities. LCP enlisted the Capstone
team to develop a program evaluation strategy for CityGAP to
assess student outcomes and promote continuous programmatic
improvement. The Capstone team designed a robust logic model
for CityGAP, conducted an environmental scan of the gap year
industry, and developed mid- and end-point student surveys that
align with industry accreditation standards. The team’s final report
includes an evaluation blueprint with administration guidance and
recommendations for future improvements to LCP’s evaluation
framework.