Abstract
The present study includes a program evaluation to assess the extent to which a community based multiethnic program, specifically the Outreach & Engagement (O&E) Program of the Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies (MECCA) adhered to Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles as intended in its development and implementation. A post-reflection discussion, which included questions that were guided by the Community-Based Participatory Research Evidence-Based Curriculum, with the O&E Program Evaluator determined the extent to which each CBPR principle was fulfilled. Thematic findings from the post-reflection discussion highlighted many strengths, as well as areas of improvement within the research-community partnerships. MECCA’s O&E Program proved to successfully apply and incorporate CBPR principles within a county-funded framework, as well as demonstrated ways to simultaneously serve and collaborate with a multitude of multi-ethnic communities. Additional research is needed with applying CBPR principles simultaneously with various multiethnic communities and its’ potential influence on the development, implementation, and evaluation of CBPR programs.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dissertations (PsyD) -- Psychology; Community centers -- California -- Orange County; Community-based social services -- California -- Orange County -- Case studies; Multiculturalism -- California -- Orange County
Date of Award
2017
School Affiliation
Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Department/Program
Psychology
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctorate
Faculty Advisor
Gallardo, Miguel E.;
Recommended Citation
Assar, Sheva, "Evaluating a community-based program within multi-ethnic communities: examining the outreach and engagement program of MECCA" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 805.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/etd/805