The EMPOWER Mentoring Program is assessed on an annual basis with a year-end workshop with all of the cohort members to discuss what worked and what challenges were faced. Additionally, throughout the year, program administrators can monitor activity logs of the mentor/mentee pairs.
An extensive assessment has been completed at the 5-year and the 10-year mark by an external evaluator. A mixed methods approach was used with both qualitative and quantitative data gathered. Semi-structured focus groups were conducted separately with mentors and mentees. A survey of Likert-scale questions and open-ended items was also distributed.
Qualitative data for the evaluation of EMPOWER Program included focus groups and open-ended survey responses. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data was conducted utilizing the constant comparative method (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Lincoln & Guba, 1985). Quantitative data included participants’ responses to the surveys. Descriptive statistics, including means, frequencies, and standards deviations of respondents’ answers were calculated.
Five Year EMPOWER Evaluation Executive Summary
Ten Year EMPOWER Evaluation Executive Summary
