Publications

Measuring Bullying Victimization, Perpetration, and Bystander Experiences: A Compendium of Assessment Tools
Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention
Type: PDF Document
Date: 2011

This compendium provides researchers, prevention specialists, and health educators with 33 tools to measure a range of bullying experiences: bully perpetration, bully victimization, bully-victim experiences, and bystander experiences. Some researchers continue to examine the risk and protective factors associated with bullying experiences.
 

Measuring Positive Youth Development: The Development of a State Benchmark
Authors: Robert J. Nystrom, Adriana Prata and Sarah Knipper Ramowski
Oregon Department of Human Services
Type: PDF Document
Date: 2008

In Oregon, recent efforts by a group of state agencies and community partners led to the adoption of a Positive Youth Development (PYD) benchmark by the Oregon Progress Board in 2006. In this paper, we describe the process of creating the state benchmark and present research evidence showing strong relationships that link high levels of PYD to reduced levels of risk behaviors and increased levels of positive, healthy behaviors among Oregon youth.

Oregon PYD Collaboration Project
Type: PDF Document
Date: 2009

Oregon is one of nine states to receive a second five-year Positive Youth Development State and Local Collaboration Demonstration Project award from the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide 
Authors: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Welfare Information Gateway, FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, and Center for the Study of Social Policy – Strengthening Families, with input from numerous national organizations, Federal partners, and parents.
Type: Website, PDF document
Date: 2011

This free guide was created to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. It highlights strategies that can strengthen families by promoting key protective factors that have been shown to prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide also includes strategies to promote community awareness of these key protective factors, as well as tip sheets in English and Spanish to share with parents.

To view or order the guide, go to the Child Welfare Information Gateway website at:
http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/guide2011/index.cfm
Or contact Information Gateway at 1.800.394.3366 or info@childwelfare.gov

Webinars

1.  CYFERnetSEARCH.org: Resources and Interactive Tools, Building and Accessing Surveys
Type: Training for CYFAR Grantees
Date: 8/21/2012

This webinar provides CYFAR Grantees participating in the CYFAR Common Measure Data Collection process with information and training on how to use the interactive tools and resources on CYFERnetSEARCH.org and how to access and build their surveys for use in the common measure data collection process.

2.  CYFERnetSEARCH.org: Clicker Application and Installation
Type: Training for CYFAR Grantees
Date: 9/4/2012

This webinar provides CYFAR Grantees participating in the CYFAR Common Measure Data Collection process with information and training on how to use access and install the SMART software and clicker survey application from CYFERnetSEARCH.org. This is the first step in enabling the use of clickers for data collection.

3.  CYFERnetSEARCH.org: Survey Administration, Data Collection and Upload
Type: Training for CYFAR Grantees
Date: 9/18/12

This webinar provides CYFAR Grantees participating in the CYFAR Common Measure Data Collection process with information and training on how to access their survey files, provides tips for effective data collection using clickers, and instructions on how to upload data to CYFERnetSEARCH.org.

4.  CYFERnetSEARCH.org: Using the Interactive Reporting Tools
Type: Training for CYFAR Grantees
Date: 8/14/12

This webinar provides CYFAR Grantees participating in the CYFAR Common Measure Data Collection process with information and training on how to manage their data and use the online, interactive reporting tools in their CYFERnetSEARCH.org account.  

CYFERnetSEARCH.org: Using the Interactive Reporting Tools
TYPE: Training for CYFAR Grantees
Date: 10/9/12

This webinar is provides the same information as the one listed above, with a real-time on-line demonstration of the reporting tools on CYFERnetSEARCH.org.

Lessons from the Trenches: Shared Experiences of Grantee Data Collection
TYPE: Evaluation Capacity-Building Webinar for CYFAR Grantees
Date: 4/22/13

This webinar showcases the experiences, successes, and challenges of three CYFAR Grantees collecting CYFAR Common Measure Data.  The University of Arizona, University of Idaho, and Purdue University discuss how they collected Common Measure data using clickers at each of their program sites and share tips on how to adapat data collections methods with different populations of program participants.

PYD Progress in an Imperfect World
Type: Presentation
Date: 4/22/10

Reports

CYFERnet Evaluation: Technical Assistance and Process Evaluation
Type: Executive Summary
Date: August 2012

This document provides an overview from the results of a process evaluation survey sent to CYFAR Grantees participating in the CYFAR Common Measure Data Collection Process.  The summary of the larger evaluation report briefly discusses methods used in the process evaluation, feeback and reccomendations, and information about the role of CYFERnet Evaluation.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE SURVEY 2010: CAPACITY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES AT RISK, Results from the Fourth Round of the Organizational Change Survey.
Type: Annual Report
Date: 10/1/10

In 2010, the University of Arizona CYFERnet Evaluation Team conducted Round Four of data collection from Cooperative Extension personnel across the nation and prepared an aggregate-level report. The 71-item Organizational Change Survey covers topics ranging from implementation of common vision, training opportunities, collaboration within and outside of Extension, diversity of Extension programs and staff, respondent characteristics, and the economy’s impact on the Extension system’s capacity and CYFAR programming.  

Growing 4-H Science Resources

Tip Sheet
Type: PDF
Date: 3/2013

This tip sheet provides guidance to Growing 4-H Science Grantees on creating their unique ID for data collection and data entry.

4-H Growing Science Training 1
Type: PDF
Date: 9/2012

This pdf provides Growing 4-H Science Grantees with training on the background and development of the YEAK survey tool, IRB tips, as well as creating an account and using the interactive survey builder on CYFERnetSEARCH.org to collect YEAK data.

4-H Growing Science Training 2
Type: PDF
Date: 3/2013

This pdf provides Growing 4-H Science Grantees with training on how to enter YEAK survey data, and run reports using CYFERnetSEARCH.org.

Tutorials

Coming soon!