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Making Youth Programming Effective through Youth Development

Making Youth Programming Effective through Youth Development. Jutta Dotterweich ACT for Youth Center of Excellence 2007 www.actforyouth.net. Positive Youth Outcomes. Competencies Confidence Character Connection Contribution. Karen Pittman. National Research Council ( 2002).

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Making Youth Programming Effective through Youth Development

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  1. Making Youth Programming Effective through Youth Development Jutta Dotterweich ACT for Youth Center of Excellence 2007 www.actforyouth.net

  2. Positive Youth Outcomes • Competencies • Confidence • Character • Connection • Contribution Karen Pittman

  3. National Research Council(2002) Features of Positive Developmental Settings Physical and Psychological Safety Appropriate Structures Supportive Relationships Opportunities to Belong Positive Social Norms Support for Efficacy and Mattering Opportunities for Skill Building Integration of Family, School and Community Efforts

  4. Effective Youth DevelopmentProgramming Atmosphere/Climate • supportive • empowering • clear expectations & boundaries • positive social norms • opportunities for recognition Activities • skill building • authentic • broaden the horizon • strengthen supports available in families, schools & community Roth study 2003

  5. Mentoring Quality Criteria: • Structured activities • Expectations for frequent contact • Enduring relationship • Parent involvement • Continued mentor training • Monitoring of matches by staff

  6. David Kolb’s ExperientialLearning Cycle:

  7. What is Service-Learning? Service-learning is a form of experiential education where learning occurs through a cycle of action and reflection as students work with others through a process of applying what they are learning to community problems and, at the same time, reflecting upon their experience as they seek to achieve real objectives for the community and deeper understanding and skills for themselves. Eyler & Giles, 1999

  8. Cycle of Service-Learning

  9. Youth Civic Engagement inAdvocacy Organizations • Young people engage in identity search in their own culture and background • They address challenges faced by their own families and communities • They expand their voice, competencies and responsibilities

  10. Advocacy Organizations Contribute to Young People’s Development • Quality relationships with adults • Leadership and decision making opportunities • Positive identity development – cultural education

  11. New Models for Working with Youth • Using a participatory leadership model –focus on social change • Empowerment model • Learning through immersion and history • Political and critical education • Popular youth culture as a medium • Real community involvement

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