This open access book tells the story of eight youth service organizations in the USA, using the voices of the impacted youth and the staff who accompanied them. Drawing on a series of structured interviews with young people and staff and informed by positive youth development (PYD), ideas the author proposes nine universal principles for working with youth from under-resourced neighborhoods that can be applied to any youth organization. The principles include orienting youth towards a purposeful future, providing an opportunity to build academic and critical thinking abilities, and developing individual’s identity and sense of agency. The book contributes to the emerging methodology of principles-focused evaluation and draws on range of disciplines including psychology, education and youth studies.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Thrive Foundation.
Preface: Nine Principles of Highly Effective Youth Service Organizations
Introduction: Effective Youth Organizations: A Place to Thrive
1: Creating a Safe, Supportive, Values-Driven Community
2: Providing Trusted, Committed Caring Adults with Whom Youth Can Establish Relationships
3: Helping Youth Develop their Identity and Sense of Agency
4: Orienting Youth to a Purposeful Future
5: Expanding Youth’s World Through Exposure to New Experiences and Connecting them to Resources
6: Providing Opportunity for Youth to Develop Academic and Critical Thinking Abilities
7: Providing Opportunity for Youth to Teach Life-Skills and Healthy Habits
8: Providing Opportunity for Youth to Advance Youths’ Social, Emotional, and Relationship Skills
9: Empowering Youth to Engage in the Betterment of their Communities and the World
Conclusion: At the Intersection of Theory and Practice
References
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