Module 4: Promoting Positive Youth Development
Learning Objective:
Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and describe theories related to positive youth development practices in out of school time.
What Do We Mean by Positive Youth Development?
As defined by the National Collaboration for Youth Members in March 1998,
The Youth Development Approach “is a process which prepares young people to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood through a coordinated, progressive series of activities and experiences which help them to become socially, morally, emotionally, physically and cognitively competent. Positive youth development addresses the broader developmental needs of youth, in contrast to deficit-based models which focus solely on youth problems.”
WATCH a quick overview of what PYD practices look like in afterschool programs:
QSA Section 6: Youth Development Practices
What Research Says About How We Can
Promote Positive Youth Development for All Youth
In a nutshell, key research tells us that if we want to make a positive difference for youth, we have to figure out how to engage them in learning. Many theories help us define the multi-dimensional elements of engagement and the key developmental factors that serve as motivators for learning among youth. Below are some of these key theories:
READINGS/LECTURES:
READ: A good overview of the importance of youth development approaches:
Hall, G., Yohalem, N., Tolman, J., & Wilson, A. (2003). How afterschool programs can most effectively promote positive youth development as a support to academic achievement. A report by the Boston After-School for All Partnership. Boston, MA: National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Retrieved from: http://niost.org/pdf/WCW3.pdf. (Pages 8-21 only)
Expectancy-Value Theory
READ:
Eccles, J. (2009). Who am I and what am I going to do with my life? Personal and collective identities as motivators of action. Educational Psychologist, 44(2), 78-89. Retrieved from: http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/garp/articles/eccles09a.pdf
Optional Reading:
Grogan, K., Henrich, C. & Malikina, M.M. (2014). Student engagement in after-school programs, academic skills, and social competence among elementary school students. Child Development Research, vol. 2014, Article ID 498506, 9 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/498506 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cdr/2014/498506/
LISTEN:
Lecture on Amplifying Youth Engagement in OST-Part 1 (Expectancy-Value Theory starts at 3:26)
Building Initiative
READ:
Larson, R. W. (2000). Towards a psychology of positive youth development. American Psychologist, 55,170-183. Retrieved from:http://www.yclc.ca/PDFfiles/towardapositive.pdf
LISTEN:
Lecture on Amplifying Youth Engagement in OST-Part 2
(Building Initiative)
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