Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Cleveland, OH.

Evaluation scholars have conducted numerous research studies on the feasibility and effectiveness of using participatory and collaborative evaluation approaches in various contexts. Yet, participatory and collaborative evaluation approaches typically only involve adults. As a result, there remains a dearth of information regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of using participatory or collaborative evaluation approaches in the evaluation of programs involving youth. The objectives of this paper are to discuss the findings of a scoping review that aimed to: (a) summarize the extent to which participatory and collaborative approaches are used to engage youth in program evaluation, (b) highlight common participatory and collaborative evaluation approaches used to engage youth in program evaluation, and (c) identify research priorities to further investigate the use of participatory and collaborative evaluation approaches for engaging youth in program evaluation. The findings revealed that few documented program evaluations used participatory and collaborative approaches to engage youth in evaluation.