Urban Youth Building Community

Nygreen, Kysa; Kwon, Soo Ah; Sánchez, Patricia

doi:10.1300/j125v14n01_07

Cited by 88 publications

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“…A precondition and also a major challenge for closely collaborating with children was to organize the meetings in such a way that children stayed interested and motivated, and maintaining a trustful relationship [36]. Tools such as icebreakers and creative assignments facilitated this, as well as having conversations unrelated to the research if children had something they needed to share [37]. We should also keep in mind to not ask too much from children, which some children experienced in the Youth Council.…”

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“Not Only Adults Can Make Good Decisions, We as Children Can Do That as Well” Evaluating the Process of the Youth-Led Participatory Action Research ‘Kids in Action’

Anselma

Chinapaw

Altenburg

2020

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In Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR), youth collaborate with academic researchers to study a problem, develop actions that align with their needs and interests, and become empowered. ‘Kids in Action’ aimed to develop actions targeting healthy physical activity and dietary behavior among, and together with, 9–12-year-old children as co-researchers. This paper presents the process evaluation of ‘Kids in Action’ based on eight focus groups with children (N = 40) and eight interviews with community partners (N = 11). Interview guides were based on empowerment theory and the RE-AIM framework, in order to evaluate the study on: empowerment, collaborations, reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance. Transcripts were analyzed using evaluation and provisional coding. Both children and community partners perceived an increased awareness of healthy behaviors and an improvement in confidence, critical awareness, leadership and collaboration skills, which contributed to increased feelings of empowerment. Community partners valued child participation and the co-created actions. Actions were also well-perceived by children and they liked being involved in action development. The strong relationship of researchers with both children and relevant community partners proved an important facilitator of co-creation. Future studies are recommended to attempt closer collaboration with schools and parents to gain even more support for co-created actions and increase their effectiveness.

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“Not Only Adults Can Make Good Decisions, We as Children Can Do That as Well” Evaluating the Process of the Youth-Led Participatory Action Research ‘Kids in Action’

Anselma

Chinapaw

Altenburg

2020

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“…Adults in Youth Rising played important roles as mentors and guides. Such roles are challenging in youth leadership or empowerment programs—adults want youth to lead but they also have expertize to share (Kirshner, 2008; Nygreen, Kwon, & Sanchez, 2006). Adults in Youth Rising were effective guides because they communicated clear goals for youths' civic development but created an open atmosphere where students could feel safe voicing skepticism or ambivalence.…”

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“Power in Numbers”: Youth Organizing as a Context for Exploring Civic Identity

Kirshner

2009

J of Research on Adolesc

102

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This study examines civic identity exploration among African-American and Asian-American urban youth who participated in a grassroots organizing campaign to improve their local high schools. Drawing on 9 months of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with participants, the study found that the campaign provided a venue for participants to wrestle with contrasting perspectives about the relationship between the individual and the broader public. The first perspective, which I call atomism, described local social relations as individualistic and self-interested. The second perspective, which I call collective agency, emphasized that people should work together toward common goals and that the more people who were involved, the more powerful the effort would be. Implications of youth organizing for civic identity formation are discussed.

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“…86 Apaliyah, Martin, Gasteyer, Keating & Pigg, 2012. 87 Van Linden & Fertman, 1998. 88 The Forum for Youth Investment cited by Edelman et al, 2004.…”

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Changing Leaders, Leading Change: A Leadership Development Model for Marginalized Youth in Urban Communities

Houwer¹

2016

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Urban Youth Building Community

Cited by 88 publications

References 15 publications

“Not Only Adults Can Make Good Decisions, We as Children Can Do That as Well” Evaluating the Process of the Youth-Led Participatory Action Research ‘Kids in Action’

“Not Only Adults Can Make Good Decisions, We as Children Can Do That as Well” Evaluating the Process of the Youth-Led Participatory Action Research ‘Kids in Action’

“Power in Numbers”: Youth Organizing as a Context for Exploring Civic Identity

Changing Leaders, Leading Change: A Leadership Development Model for Marginalized Youth in Urban Communities

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