scholarly journals Breaking it Down: Defining the Framework & Evaluating the Impact of a Peer Education Program

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Burke Blackburn ◽  
Imaani Greene ◽  
Shintele Malloy ◽  
Rima Himelstein ◽  
Alexandra Hanlon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Peer Education ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
The Impact

Evaluation in the field of youth development continues to evolve.  Youth development programs vary significantly in their focus, setting and outcomes.  Community-based programs seeking to create or strengthen their evaluation methods and tools may have difficulty identifying what to measure and how to capture anticipated outcomes.  This article focuses on a youth development program combining service learning and peer education, serving urban adolescents ages 14 to 19.  The purposes of this study are: 1) to illustrate a strategy used to clarify and align core activities, anticipated outcomes and evaluation tools, and 2) to provide an overview of the updated data collection instruments created by the program. 

scholarly journals Development of a Positive Youth Development Program: Helping Parents to Improve Their Parenting Skills

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 388-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Britta M. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Chinese Parents

The Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs) is a positive youth development program that attempts to promote holistic development in adolescents in Hong Kong. In the Tier 2 Program of this project, social workers are expected to develop positive youth development programs for adolescents having greater psychosocial needs. They are required to submit proposals that will be evaluated in terms of whether the proposals are evidence based, and appropriate evaluation mechanisms are included. With reference to the literature on parental control processes that Chinese parents may be loose in their behavioral control and they tend to overemphasize academic excellence, it is argued that improvement of the parenting skills of parents of Chinese adolescents is an important area to be addressed. To facilitate social workers to prepare the related proposals, a sample proposal on how to improve the parenting skills of Chinese parents is described, including its conceptual framework, proposed program, and evaluation plan. It is argued that this supportive approach (i.e., preparation of a sample proposal) can help social workers to develop quality proposals on positive youth development programs in Hong Kong.

Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: A Replication

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 808-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia M. S. Ma ◽  
Daniel T. L. Shek ◽  
Hildie Leung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Tier 2 ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Tier 1

Objectives:In this study, we used the one-group pretest–posttest design to examine changes in students after joining a positive youth development program (Project PATHS) in Hong Kong, with 9,226 successfully matched junior high school students joining the Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 program(s).Method:Program participants completed the validated outcome measures on positive youth development, life satisfaction, and thriving before and after joining the program(s).Results:Students showed positive changes after joining the Tier 1 and/or Tier 2 program(s). The present findings replicated and converged with the findings of the previous two studies.Conclusion:The present study illustrates the role of positive youth development programs in promoting adolescent development and highlights the importance of replication in intervention research in positive youth development programs in youth services. The contributions and limitations of this series of studies are discussed.

scholarly journals From Then to Now: Emerging Directions for Youth Program Evaluation

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Arnold ◽  
Melissa Cater
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Implementation Quality ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Youth Program ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
The Impact

Understanding the impact of youth development programs has been an important topic since the programs first began, and the past 25 years in particular have witnessed considerable advances in the evaluation of youth development programs. This article presents a brief history of youth development program evaluation, considering how it has changed over the years. From there, three contemporary trends related to youth program evaluation are examined: 1) a new evaluation focus, which is the emphasis on evaluating program quality; 2) organizational structures related to effective program evaluation, primarily in the area of program evaluability and evaluation capacity building; and 3) an emerging evaluation approach, involving youth in evaluating the programs that affect them. The article concludes with a call for programs to attend carefully to program implementation quality.

scholarly journals Youth and Families with Promise: A Multi-Component Youth Development Program

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-88
Author(s):  
Brian J. Higginbotham
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Leadership Responsibilities ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Traditional Programs ◽  
Development Experience

Integrating mentoring into existing youth programs has been suggested as a promising approach to youth development. This article discusses a theoretical rationale underlying the integration of one-on-one mentoring into established youth development programs. From an ecological perspective, the addition of mentoring into traditional programs should theoretically enhance the youth development experience. Mentoring, in addition to programs like 4-H, enriches the context in which developing youth are supported and encouraged by non-parental adults to develop competencies, to take on leadership responsibilities, and to integrate into positive peer groups (i.e., 4-H clubs). A multi-component program that involves at-risk youth in both mentoring and 4-H activities is highlighted. Results from at-risk youth and their parents indicate that Utah’s 4-H/ Mentoring: Youth and Families with Promise program strengthens the protective factors of academic achievement, social competence, and family bonds.

scholarly journals The Impact of Volunteering: A Multi-State Study of 4-H Youth Development Volunteers

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-50
Author(s):  
Samantha Grant ◽  
Sarah Maass ◽  
Rachelle Vettern ◽  
Rebecca Harrington ◽  
Kandi O’Neil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
North Central ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
The North ◽  
State Study ◽  
Development Programming ◽  
The Impact

Volunteers are vital to youth development programming as a key piece of the workforce. This evaluation measured the impact of volunteers in the 4-H youth development program and demonstrated the value volunteers bring to youth development environments. The north central region 4-H volunteer impact study was conducted with volunteers in the 4-H Youth Development program across 12 states. The purpose of the study was to better understand the value of being a 4-H volunteer. Results showed that volunteers personally benefited from their involvement in these settings by becoming more experienced at working with youth and by learning skills that transferred to other settings. Volunteers also served as guides for youth as they gained leadership skills and gave back to their communities. In addition, the Extension organization benefits included volunteer time, donations of money and supplies, and volunteers serving as ambassadors for youth development programs.

scholarly journals Process Management in Football Youth Development Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Serdar Samur
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Development Program ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Living Organisms

In our age, businesses are accepted as living organisms. Businesses that are aware of this change have begun to transition from a result-oriented work system to process management, closely following customer expectations in order to exist in the future as well. The largest expense that sports clubs incur involves transfer spending, because the most talented footballer, who would influence team success, is recruited from outside the club. Today, many sports clubs are incorporated and need to create their own economic resources that would not only ensure their survival but also their success and continuity. This resource can be achieved by means of the footballers who participate in the youth development programs conducted by the club’ football academy. The standards of football are on the rise, and so are the expectations of all those involved, with qualified footballers demanding astronomical wages. Sport clubs need to increase their profits by using the resources that are being developed in their respective football academies. If a given footballer attains a high standard by performing well during training and making it to the first string team, the club has to save on the transfer budget. The aim of this study is to determine how club football schools and academies manage in accordance with process management within the system approach. This study incorporated the qualitative research method and case study technique. Data was collected with the help of the interview technique and examined using content analysis. In this research, it was found that youth development programs should be managed by employing three main processes: covering education in sports schools, practicing with competitor teams, and transitioning to professionalism. If these processes are applied across football academies, it would lead to the emergence of economically qualified footballers. Youth Development Programs, as a part of the system of process management within the framework of organizational structures of sports clubs, will prove to be an ideal form of structuring.

scholarly journals A Phenomenological Examination of Context on Adolescent Ownership and Engagement Rationale

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Cater ◽  
Krisanna Machtmes ◽  
Janet Fox
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Youth Voice ◽  
Community Programs ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Promising Practice ◽  
Participation Research

Youth ownership and engagement are foundational pieces of the service - learning cycle. Youth voice is posited as a promising practice for building engagement and ownership. As community programs search for proven methods of sustaining youth participation, research that examines the links between practice and outcomes is essential. This study is a phenomenological examination of how adolescents in a non - formal youth development program make meaning of having a voice and its contributions to their ownership and engagement of the program. Findings indicate that an autonomy - supportive environment is a prerequisite for engagement and ownership to develop.

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