What is youth participation?

Youth-Adult Partnerships in Work with Youth: An Overview

“…Demonstrate an actual effect, through program evaluation. Successful youthadult partnerships demonstrate a real effect over decisions, process, and/or outcomes (Checkoway, 2011). Youths' and adults' perception that substantive change is occurring appears to be important in contributing to youths' and adults' sense of empowerment, and add to the belief that the partnership is meaningful (Collins et al, 2016;Cooper et al, 2013).…”

“…Successful youth-adult partnerships engage the broader community. The community is an important context of youth's lives, and youth should therefore be engaged in community decision making (Checkoway, 2011). For many organizations, too, achievement of program goals is strengthened by engaging the broader community, as community engagement furthers advocacy work, and engages larger numbers of youth in the work of the youth-adult partnership (Ramey, 2013).…”

“…Rights to express political opinions, engage in political processes, and participate in decision making require that youth have necessary information about available options and their consequences. These rights also require that youth have opportunities to gain skills and confidence related to these rights, as a prerequisite for informed and free decision making (Checkoway, 2011).…”

“…Based on Articles 12 and 15 of the UNCRC, which outline young people's rights to participate in decisionmaking processes relevant to their lives, and to engage in political processes, Checkoway (2011) defined youth participation as "a process of involving young people in the institutions and decisions that affect their lives" (p. 341). Checkoway (2011) further argued that participation in contexts such as community agencies and intergenerational partnerships should be measured not only by scope, but also by quality. He thus added that participation is "the active engagement and real influence of young people, not to their passive presence or token roles in adult agencies" (p. 341).…”

Perspectiva ecológica na determinação de percursos desportivos contrastantes em jovens futebolistas

“…O desporto jovem tem um grande impacto no desenvolvimento pessoal e social [2][3][4][5][6] , este envolvimento e participação desportiva produz comportamentos positivos como percepção de habilidade física, desenvolvimento do caráter, desenvolvimento de aptidões sociais, autoestima, sentido de autonomia [7][8][9][10] . O contexto social é importante para a motivação dos jovens contribuindo para a qualidade das experiências desportivas 11 .…”