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Ministry of Advanced Education and
Labour Market Development
Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces
Program Logic Model and Evaluation Framework
March 1, 2010
Overview of Presentation
Overview of ProgramPurposeLogic ModelProgram ElementsWhere we are to date
Evaluation and ResearchToolkitsWICWP Survey
• Recognition of “2-way Street” of integration– Traditional settlement programming places
onus on newcomers
• 3 Year Initiative to support initiatives that support Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces– Currently being evaluated and planning for
next steps
Program Overview
Logic Model
• Long-term outcomes– Communities and Workplaces are vibrant and inclusive– Immigrant newcomers view all BC communities as being welcoming
and inclusive– Communities recognize 2-way nature of integration– Public institutions and workplaces reflect the diversity of the
population– An enriched and strengthened cultural and social fabric
• Intermediate Outcomes– Strengthened community capacity to be welcoming and inclusive
• Appreciation of diversity, perception of immigrants, sense of safety
– Empowerment of new immigrants to integrate• Includes supports against discrimination
Program Elements
How do we get there?• 4 program elements
– Community Partnership Development– Knowledge Development and Exchange– Public Education– Demonstration Projects
• Most projects in the field
• Heading into Evaluation/Research stage
Evaluation and Research
• Program elements based on best practices
• Need to evaluate to:– Ensure effectiveness– Inform planning– Build knowledge
Evaluation Challenges
• Community specific– Multiple approaches to meet community
needs– Different capacities
• Looking for community/societal level changes
• Combination of Toolkits and Overall Evaluation Framework, including Survey
Toolkits
• Evaluation toolkits designed for all program elements
• Flexible, easy to use data collection tools– required and recommended questions– emphasis on measuring change/impact– guidance on implementation
• Ensuring some common data, but allowing for all to “tell their story” in their own way.– Allows for roll-up to provincial level
Survey
• Pre-post/control model survey– Compare before and after, and to
communities without WICWP initiative
• 4000 sample points, stratified by– Recent immigrant (with oversample)– Long-term immigrant– Non-immigrant
Survey Topics
• Comfort visiting community establishments
• Safety
• Representation in government
• Discrimination
• Employment, education and health
• Relationships with people from other cultures
• Perception of immigration
Survey Outputs
• Comparative data (recent/long-term/non)– Other demographic variables
• Structural Equation Models of Welcoming and Inclusive Communities – Identify key drivers of welcoming and
inclusive communities for both recent and long-term immigrants
– Allow us to identify key policy levers
• Current Status and findings to date
WICWP
QUESTIONS?