scholarly journals Youth Leadership Development in the Start2Finish Running & Reading Club

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-130
Author(s):  
Majidullah Shaikh ◽  
Corliss Bean ◽  
Tanya Forneris
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Youth Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Youth Leaders ◽  
Youth Leadership Development ◽  
Intentional Leadership

Researchers have asserted that offering intentional leadership roles to youth can help them to develop life skills (e.g., communication, decision-making); however, few physical-activity-based positive youth development programs provide youth these intentional leadership roles, and little research has explored the impact of these opportunities on youth who take them up. The purpose of this study was to understand the developmental experiences of youth leaders in a physical-activity-based positive youth development program. Sixteen youth leaders (Mage= 13.37, SD = 1.36) from 4 sites of the Start2Finish Running & Reading Club participated in semi-structured interviews to discuss their experiences as junior coaches. Fertman and van Linden’s (1999) model of youth leadership development was used to guide the data collection and analysis. Through deductive-inductive thematic analysis, 3 themes were constructed: (a) awareness: developing into leaders started with seeing potential through role models, (b) interaction: learning by doing and interacting with others helped youth to practice leadership abilities, and (c) mastery: taking on greater responsibility allowed for opportunities to refine leadership abilities and develop a variety of life skills. These themes helped to bring an understanding to the processes involved in leadership and life-skill development. Practical and research implications are discussed regarding leveraging youth leadership opportunities in youth programming. 

Towards understanding a multi-stakeholder approach in a youth leadership development program

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Manuel J. De Vera ◽  
Jose Enrique R. Corpus ◽  
Donn David P. Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Youth Leadership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stakeholder Approach ◽  
Youth Leaders ◽  
Youth Leadership Development ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences gained by participants of youth leadership development (YLD) programs that introduce multi-stakeholder processes as part of its training within the last five years. Moreover, the study delves into how participants are able to apply leadership and multi-stakeholder processes in their everyday lives and in their communities. Design/methodology/approach A perception survey of 41 respondents was conducted to examine leadership concepts identified and youth leadership practices in different social reform contexts. Findings Diverse challenges in terms of multi-stakeholder mobilization were evident in youth leaders’ engagement in communities. In spite of this, the YLD programs’ emphasis on multi-stakeholder process is very much embedded in the current youth leaders’ practice. Research limitations/implications The study contributes to the conduct of YLD programs, as well as on stakeholder engagement. Moreover, it contributes to advancing public leadership theory and practice by demonstrating how it extends to youth leadership experiences. Practical implications Multiple dimensions of YLD, especially in the realm of multi-stakeholder engagement, are discussed that may contribute to YLD programs. Originality/value To the best of knowledge, the authors provide the first study that investigates the contribution of the Bridging Leadership Framework that utilizes a multi-stakeholder approach in a YLD program using empirical data.

scholarly journals Community Engagement Through Sport: University Partnerships to Promote Youth Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Hemphill ◽  
Tom Martinek
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Many kinesiology departments engage in partnerships that aim to promote positive youth development through physical activity. These partnerships are often enhanced by mutually beneficial goals and shared decision making between university and community partners. This paper describes how sport has been at the center of two university-community partnerships that have helped to teach life skills to youth. We draw upon our experience working with community partners to illuminate challenges and opportunities for youth-focused partnerships. The programs include an emphasis on sustainability. As kinesiology programs continue to enhance their efforts to partner and support youth development, case studies such as this may help inform our efforts.

scholarly journals Youth Development Program in Northern Manitoba

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Brown ◽  
Brandee Albert
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Leadership ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Leadership Skill ◽  
Youth Leadership Development ◽  
Building Program

This article describes a study of the Cultural, Economic, Political, and Social Youth Leadership Development Program (CEPS), an identity-building program for disengaged youth, conducted by a community-university alliance in northern Manitoba, Canada. The study was conducted through the lens of transformative learning theory. Findings indicate participation in CEPS strengthened the physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being of the quality of their lives, and provided knowledge and leadership skill development. The CEPS program also developed the participants' agency to make a difference in their lives, their families, and their communities.  

scholarly journals An Intentional Approach to Achieving Learning Outcomes during a Youth Leadership Residential Program

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
Jeremy Green ◽  
Jamie Davis
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Residential Program ◽  
Youth Leadership ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
High Desert

The High Desert Leadership Retreat (HDLR) is an annual four-day youth conference which incorporates positive youth development practices to build life skills and increase youth leadership capacity. There are numerous examples in youth development literature of program models and associated outcomes. However, few studies have articulated which aspects of a conference contribute to the achievement of learning outcomes. By utilizing proven program evaluation methods, the achievement of learning outcomes was measured during both formal and informal conference sessions.

scholarly journals Editorial: Mental Health and Positive Youth Development in Sport and Physical Activity Contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Calmeiro ◽  
Pedro Teques ◽  
Antonio Rosado ◽  
Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development

The Asset-Focus of Youth Social Entrepreneurship

Making Change ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Tina P. Kruse
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Youth Leadership ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Career Trajectory ◽  
Culturally Relevant Practices ◽  
Cultural Reality

This chapter explores the “asset-based” frameworks in both positive youth development and community. This chapter also orients the reader to the link between youth social entrepreneurship’s grounding in the central theme of positive psychology: human flourishing. Instead of focusing on the incremental steps toward getting any job at all, the emphasis is on youth capacity for creating a positive career trajectory, supported by exposure to a breadth of opportunity instead of a narrow pipeline. To accomplish meaningful and authentic positivity, the cultural reality of each young person and each community must be included in the experience of development. Therefore, a review of culturally relevant pedagogies and the need for valuing cultural funds of knowledge is included. All together, the asset-focused, culturally relevant practices can foster youth leadership with social entrepreneurship that paves a road toward thriving.

Strategies for the Development of Life Skills and Values through Sport Programmes

2015 ◽  
pp. 241-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koon Teck Koh ◽  
Martin Camiré
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Training Programmes

Sport is a very popular activity that provides a context suitable for positive youth development (Danish, Forneris, & Wallace, 2005). Although the acquisition of motor skills and sport-specific abilities are indispensable constituents of sport involvement, other elements contributing to athletes' positive development such as life skills and values must be considered (Carron, Hausenblas, & Estabrooks, 2003; Forneris, Camiré, & Trudel, 2012; Landers & Petruzzelo, 1994). Several studies have examined the effectiveness of sport-based programmes designed for developing life skills and values, but a limited amount of research has specifically addressed how to promote this type of material among youth. There is a need for a review that explores the potential approaches for infusing the learning of life skills and values in sport participation, and improving the effectiveness of structured life skills and values-driven training programmes in order to achieve the desired developmental benefits of sport participation.

Participant Perceptions of Character Concepts in a Physical Activity–Based Positive Youth Development Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaina Riciputi ◽  
Meghan H. McDonough ◽  
Sarah Ullrich-French
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Character Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact

Physical activity–based positive youth development (PYD) programs often aim to foster character development. This study examined youth perspectives of character development curricula and the impact these activities have on their lives within and beyond the program. This case study examined youth from low-income families in a physical activity–based summer PYD program that integrated one character concept (respect, caring, responsibility, trust) in each of 4 weeks. Participants (N = 24) included a cross section of age, gender, ethnicity, and past program experience. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis and constant comparative methods. Thirteen themes were grouped in four categories: building highquality reciprocal relationships; intrapersonal improvement; moral reasoning and understanding; and rejection, resistance, and compliance. The findings provide participant-centered guidance for understanding youth personal and social development through physical activity in ways that are meaningful to participants, which is particularly needed for youth in low-income communities with limited youth programming.

scholarly journals Physical activity interventions to promote positive youth development among indigenous youth: a RE-AIM review

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin P.T. Baillie ◽  
Karla I. Galaviz ◽  
Kevin Emiry ◽  
Mark W. Bruner ◽  
Brenda G. Bruner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Indigenous Youth ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions
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