Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals
Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United States, Portugal, and Malaysia were surveyed to explore associations between youth–adult partnership (youth voice in decision mak...
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| description | Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United States, Portugal, and Malaysia were surveyed to explore associations between youth–adult partnership (youth voice in decision making; supportive adult relationships) and two key aspects of civic development (youth empowerment; community connections). Multi-level modeling, regression, and profile analysis were used to compare patterns of association across the three national samples. Results indicate that youth are most likely to achieve positive outcomes when they experience the freedom to make decisions, while experiencing trust and power sharing from adults. The results were consistent across the three national samples, suggesting that the influence of partnership may transcend cultures and contexts. Future scholarship should aim to support field professionals in building organizational structures and opportunities that encourage shared dialogue, program planning, and purposeful action among youth and adults. |
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| spelling | upm-637392018-11-30T04:18:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63739/ Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals Zeldin, Shepherd Gauley, Josset Krauss, Steven Eric Kornbluh, Mariah Collura, Jessica Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United States, Portugal, and Malaysia were surveyed to explore associations between youth–adult partnership (youth voice in decision making; supportive adult relationships) and two key aspects of civic development (youth empowerment; community connections). Multi-level modeling, regression, and profile analysis were used to compare patterns of association across the three national samples. Results indicate that youth are most likely to achieve positive outcomes when they experience the freedom to make decisions, while experiencing trust and power sharing from adults. The results were consistent across the three national samples, suggesting that the influence of partnership may transcend cultures and contexts. Future scholarship should aim to support field professionals in building organizational structures and opportunities that encourage shared dialogue, program planning, and purposeful action among youth and adults. Sage Publications 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63739/1/Youth%E2%80%93adult%20partnership%20and%20youth%20civic%20development.pdf Zeldin, Shepherd and Gauley, Josset and Krauss, Steven Eric and Kornbluh, Mariah and Collura, Jessica (2015) Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals. Youth & Society, 49 (7). pp. 1-28. ISSN 0044-118X; ESSN: 1552-8499 10.1177/0044118X15595153 |
| spellingShingle | Zeldin, Shepherd Gauley, Josset Krauss, Steven Eric Kornbluh, Mariah Collura, Jessica Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
| title | Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
| title_full | Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
| title_fullStr | Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
| title_short | Youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
| title_sort | youth–adult partnership and youth civic development: cross-national analyses for scholars and field professionals |
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