Runzhen, Shaanxi: Evaluating the Volunteer Program
After the 2007 Summer Volunteer Program ended, volunteer Jikky Lam stayed in China to conduct a half-year research internship with RCEF. Her job was to evaluate the Summer Volunteer Program by returning to village schools and interviewing the students, teachers, and villagers about their experience with RCEF. Below are her reflections on her trip to [...]
How did you find out about RCEF?
Question No. 17 on the Committee Volunteer Application is, “How did you hear about RCEF?” Today, we got an application that said, “第一次是从家人口中得知，家人也是从电视台的某个记录片中了解的，当时比较关注创办者的经历，没过多久后就在北师大校园里看到了乡村教育促进会的宣传海报.” That is, the applicant’s parents probably saw the European-born Chinese TV Documentary that featured Wei Ji Ma and then the applicant saw RCEF’s posters around campus. These are probably the colorful and [...]
My Dad, a new spokesman for RCEF
During the first week of October, Diane and I went to Hong Kong together to attend some meetings and conferences for RCEF. My parents, who normally live in Holland, were also there and we stayed at their home in the village where my dad grew up. Diane and I worked in the living room so [...]
Jikky Lam’s evaluation report from Henan site
In November, RCEF Intern and VP07 volunteer Jikky Lam went to Dayang Village, Henan Province (河南大杨村) to investigate the impact of the Volunteer Program 2007 on the children. She used a variety of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods. Here is what she wrote during her stay:
“Until now I’ve been doing written questionnaires with three grades [...]
