FundaVida: A holistic curriculum evaluation of a non-profit English language program

Monica Bradley

doi:10.5937/istrped2002385b

Abstract

The following document is a curriculum evaluation of an English education program, Syde by Syde, for at-risk youths and their mothers in nonprofit institution, FundaVida, in three urban communities in the South of San Jose, Costa Rica. The evaluation is based on Stufflebeam's Context, Input, Process, Product Model of curriculum evaluation. It provides the organization with a formal written document for potential donors, volunteers, students, and other interested parties about the organization's activities, methodologies, achievements and continuing needs as well as recommendations for future development of the bilingual English education program of FundaVida.

Highlights

This project stems from a desire to offer a free curriculum evaluation to a non-profit organization, FundaVida, which provides meaningful services to youth and mothers in three at-risk communities in the South of San José: 25 de Julio de Hatillo, Linda Vista de Patarrá, y Concepción de Alajuelita
Context Conclusion FundaVida, is an organization that makes a huge impact in its community through grassroots organizing and fundraising
The problems they face are due to the problems in the community themselves, such as violence, poverty, hunger, sexism, and drop-out rates as well as having few staff and lack of resources such as textbooks and internet connection

Summary

Introduction

This project stems from a desire to offer a free curriculum evaluation to a non-profit organization, FundaVida, which provides meaningful services to youth and mothers in three at-risk communities in the South of San José: 25 de Julio de Hatillo, Linda Vista de Patarrá, y Concepción de Alajuelita. As such, this evaluation provides the organization with a formal written document for potential donors, volunteers, students, and other interested parties about the organization’s activities, methodologies, achievements and continuing needs as well as recommendations for future development of the bilingual English education program of FundaVida. In the CIPP model, the assumptions are 1) that evaluations have a vital role in stimulating and planning change and 2) that evaluation is an integral component of an institution’s regular program” (Tunc, 2010)

Context Evaluation

Participant Based Observational Analysis

Analysis of Process Observations

Product Evaluation