Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research

This paper reports on a current cross-national research initiative to study the effectiveness and impact of youth-adult partnerships (Y-APs) on developmental youth outcomes in four countries: the United States, Canada, Portugal and Malaysia. In Western contexts, Y-APs have been conceptualized as you...

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Main Authors: Krauss, Steven Eric, Ortega, Adriana, Abdullah, Haslinda, Hamzah, Azimi, Suandi, Turiman, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Ahmad, Nobaya
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Language:English
Published: Institut Penyelidikan Pembangunan Belia Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30756/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30756/1/Towards%20benchmarking%20youth%20engagement%20with%20adults%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20youth%20service%20through%20cross.pdf
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author Krauss, Steven Eric
Ortega, Adriana
Abdullah, Haslinda
Hamzah, Azimi
Suandi, Turiman
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Ahmad, Nobaya
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Ortega, Adriana
Abdullah, Haslinda
Hamzah, Azimi
Suandi, Turiman
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Ahmad, Nobaya
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description This paper reports on a current cross-national research initiative to study the effectiveness and impact of youth-adult partnerships (Y-APs) on developmental youth outcomes in four countries: the United States, Canada, Portugal and Malaysia. In Western contexts, Y-APs have been conceptualized as youth and adults working collaboratively for program or community action and are characterized by mutuality in teaching and learning as well as in program and organizational decision-making. Y-APs have been utilized as an effective tool for youth leadership development by engaging young people and adults in meaningful participation and working together for the sake of their organizations and communities. As Malaysia continues to move forwards toward its national goal of development and high-income status, there is a need to empower its youth by helping them acquire the needed skills and competences to fulfill their role as partners in national development. This paper puts forward the idea that Y-APs are a promising approach to further this aim, especially among Malaysian youth in the 18-to-25 year-old age group.
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spelling upm-307562015-09-18T01:16:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30756/ Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research Krauss, Steven Eric Ortega, Adriana Abdullah, Haslinda Hamzah, Azimi Suandi, Turiman Ismail, Ismi Arif Ahmad, Nobaya This paper reports on a current cross-national research initiative to study the effectiveness and impact of youth-adult partnerships (Y-APs) on developmental youth outcomes in four countries: the United States, Canada, Portugal and Malaysia. In Western contexts, Y-APs have been conceptualized as youth and adults working collaboratively for program or community action and are characterized by mutuality in teaching and learning as well as in program and organizational decision-making. Y-APs have been utilized as an effective tool for youth leadership development by engaging young people and adults in meaningful participation and working together for the sake of their organizations and communities. As Malaysia continues to move forwards toward its national goal of development and high-income status, there is a need to empower its youth by helping them acquire the needed skills and competences to fulfill their role as partners in national development. This paper puts forward the idea that Y-APs are a promising approach to further this aim, especially among Malaysian youth in the 18-to-25 year-old age group. Institut Penyelidikan Pembangunan Belia Malaysia 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30756/1/Towards%20benchmarking%20youth%20engagement%20with%20adults%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20youth%20service%20through%20cross.pdf Krauss, Steven Eric and Ortega, Adriana and Abdullah, Haslinda and Hamzah, Azimi and Suandi, Turiman and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Ahmad, Nobaya (2013) Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research. Malaysian Journal of Youth Studies, 8. pp. 55-72. ISSN 2180-1649 http://www.ippbm.gov.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=787&Itemid=944&lang=bm
spellingShingle Krauss, Steven Eric
Ortega, Adriana
Abdullah, Haslinda
Hamzah, Azimi
Suandi, Turiman
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Ahmad, Nobaya
Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research
title Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research
title_full Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research
title_fullStr Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research
title_full_unstemmed Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research
title_short Towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the Malaysian youth service through cross-national research
title_sort towards benchmarking youth engagement with adults in the malaysian youth service through cross-national research
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