scholarly journals The Role of Youth Voice in This Special Issue

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-208
Author(s):  
Aishia A. Brown ◽  
M. Gayle Gabriel
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Youth Voice ◽  
Critical Dialogue ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Development Framework

Youth voice has become a very popular term in youth development research and practice. However, there is a lack of critical dialogue surrounding the role of youth in the peer-review research process. This article explores the intersections of youth voice, marginalization in the peer-review research process, and the importance of utilizing a social justice youth development framework when reading the youth essays selected for this special issue. 

scholarly journals Volunteerism in Youth Development Programs: Editors' Note

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
JoLynn C. Miller ◽  
Kali Trzesniewski
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Youth Development Programs ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Development Support

Youth development programs are varied and diverse. Some rely on paid staff to deliver programming, but many rely on volunteers. While there is quite a bit of research on volunteers and volunteerism in general, there is little that goes in depth covering the nuances of volunteers in youth development organizations. The editors of this special issue introduce the articles, which cover themes of understanding the impacts of volunteers, volunteer competencies and skill development, support and motivation of volunteers, and evaluation of programs. In addition, a book review and a closing reflection are included. Finally, the editors close with their thoughts about exciting directions for the future of volunteer development research and practice.

scholarly journals Reflections on a Century of Youth Development Research and Practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-May ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce A. Walker ◽  
Michelle Alberti Gambone ◽  
Kathrin C. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Retrospective Account ◽  
Development Practice

This introduction to the special issue highlights the youth development research and practice base that influenced the field in the 20th century and presents some historical context for the practice and study of youth work. Next, it provides an overview of the articles which offer a retrospective account of youth development from how youth development has been studied, understood and measured to how youth development practice has evolved to support, engage and address the needs of young people. The introduction concludes with reflections stimulated by the process of reviewing the manuscripts and working with the authors on their contributions. Three themes emerged as good grist for the 21st century conversations moving forward: 1) the divergent perspectives on definition, dimensions of practice and accountability, 2) the value of translational scholarship bridging science and complex practice, and 3) the importance of leveraging systems support for field building.

scholarly journals Camp Research: What? So What? What’s Next?

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 316-326
Author(s):  
Karla A. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Outcomes Research ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Additional Consideration ◽  
Research Staff

This special issue of the Journal of Youth Development provides a means to highlight where camp research is today based on the articles presented. Several common areas are identified: role of theory, addressing social issues, methodological imagination, emerging audiences, samples, linking operations and outcomes research, staff and youth development, moving outcomes from what to how, and thoughtful and intentional implications for practice. Areas that need additional consideration in future camp research and issues that can be addressed by camp professionals include further examining how positive change occurs in camp, noting the value of the transfer of camp experiences to later life, using critical analyses of what camp experiences mean, and examining areas that have been under-researched such as day camps. 

scholarly journals Expression of Concern: Hamza et al. A Potential Role of Apelin-13 against Hepatic Injury and Metabolic Disorders in Preeclampsia Induced by L-NAME. Coatings 2021, 11, 391

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1117
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Guest Editor ◽  
Metabolic Disorders ◽  
Hepatic Injury ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Special Issue

Following acceptance of the Special Issue article by the Guest Editor, El-Sayed Abd El-Aziz, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the peer review process [...]

scholarly journals The Youth Development Workforce: The People, the Profession, and the Possibilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Lynne M. Borden ◽  
Michael Conn ◽  
Casey D. Mull ◽  
Michele Wilkens
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
System Approaches

Understanding the role of youth workers and promoting an accurate representation of these professionals and their work requires a focus on current research, practice, and policies that capture the challenges and opportunities of the youth development workforce. An overview of this special issue of the Journal of Youth Development examines efforts to support individual youth workers, strategies organizations use to prepare and assist youth workers, and system approaches to building the capacity of the workforce in key areas such as quality and social emotional learning, and concludes with an encapsulation of interviews with 10 key leaders nationwide. They identified the overarching task as one of identification of the elements that can make the field cohesive across the different settings and programs, while supporting youth in their growth through experiences that are rooted in the science of learning and development. Finally, this special issue offers the opportunity to better understand the youth workers, examine different types of professional development pathways, explore the role that systems can play in support of these workers, and reflect on the challenges and opportunities raised by key leaders in the profession.

Youth Voice and Narrative Inquiry: Rendering the Invisible Visible

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucille Yvonne Meyer ◽  
Rajendra Chetty
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Youth Voice ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
The Invisible

Narrative inquiry was employed in a study aimed at exploring youth experiences of a holistic approach to personal transformation. This article focuses on the research design that facilitated youth voice to be the fulcrum that not only shapes the research, but generates the type of data that can inform youth development theory and practice, as well as social policy more broadly. The respondents were five young people who participated in a three-month residential programme offered by the Chrysalis Academy, a non-profit organisation based in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Narrative inquiry is becoming increasingly important in a context where it is claimed that policies and programme interventions aimed at youth are often crafted by policy think tanks, public servants and academics. The findings illustrated that youth can speak eloquently about their lives and their deep longing to be seen and heard. In this way, their voice renders the invisible, visible. The article details how the potency of narrative inquiry is amplified through relational mindfulness practices such as deep listening, and enquiry that allow the researcher to be open and fully present to that which emerges in the interview, contributing to the richness and authenticity of the research process. Ethical considerations in narrative inquiry are also explored.

Managing meanings, coaching virtues and mediating rhetoric

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Rutten ◽  
Marja Flory
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Kenneth Burke ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Practice

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to present and revisit the role of rhetoric and narratives in management research and practice.Design/methodology/approachThe authors revisit the insights from previous work on the role of rhetoric and narratives in management research and introduce new perspectives based on the original contributions included in this special issue.FindingsThere is an ongoing need to stress the importance of narrative and rhetorical perspectives in management research, specifically for exploring the managing of meanings, the coaching of virtues and the mediating of rhetoric.Originality/valueThe paper revisits and provides new insights on the role of rhetoric and narratives in management research and emphasizes the interrelationship between both, specifically by focusing on the conceptual framework of Kenneth Burke, whose work can be situated at the intersection of rhetoric and narrative.

scholarly journals Positive Youth Development in the Midst of Coping with Parental Cancer: Implications for Youth Development Research and Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri L. Ashurst ◽  
Jason D. Hans ◽  
Donna R. Smith ◽  
Kenneth R. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Parental Cancer ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Anticipatory Grief ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Systems Framework

Four implications for youth development research and practice resulted from a qualitative study on psychosocial developmental experiences of late adolescents coping with parental cancer during late adolescence. The study employed a developmental systems framework and grounded theory methods. Results suggest three primary psychosocial developmental influences, including multilevel influences (individual, familial, and extrafamilial risk and protective factors), coping strategies to maintain control, and responses to uncertainty and anticipatory grief. The particular combination of risk and protective factors present in participants’ lives resulted in positive outcomes; resilience was the central unifying concept that characterized the primary psychosocial developmental outcomes of each participant. This finding illuminates the need to expand our focus in youth development research and practice to include positive developmental outcomes that can result from coping with life crises during adolescence.

scholarly journals The Role of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families in the Youth Development Field

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Angela Diaz ◽  
David Britt ◽  
James M. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Policy Makers

This special issue of the Journal of Youth Development highlights a range of important contributions that the work of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families (BCYF) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, makes to the field of youth development. This issue traces how BCYF peer-reviewed, published consensus reports use transdisciplinary expertise to assemble relevant research, develop evidence-based findings that then undergird policy recommendations, and then communicate them to a wide audience of policy makers, academics, and practitioners. These consensus reports inform and support practice which improves constructive youth development.

scholarly journals Rural Aspirations: Reflections for Development Planning, Design and Localized Effects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Mausch ◽  
Dave Harris ◽  
Javier Revilla Diez
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Development Trajectories

AbstractIn this editorial introduction to the Special Issue “Rural aspirations—Livelihood decisions and rural development trajectories”, we outline current views on aspirations and their relevance for development research, projects and approaches. Using several examples from Africa, we outline how the combination of the different theoretical perspectives, case studies and regional backgrounds provides deeper insights about the role of aspirations in shaping rural areas. The distinct entry points of the ‘bottom up’ local aspirations for future lives, the ‘top down’ aspirations as visions for change, and the process of negotiating between these provide novel insights into directions for development action as well as for future research in the field of aspirations in the development arena.

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