scholarly journals Urban Youth Perspectives on the Benefits and Challenges of Outdoor Adventure Camp

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 122-143
Author(s):  
Edmond P. Bowers ◽  
Lincoln R. Larson ◽  
Alexandra M. Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Youth Of Color ◽  
Outdoor Adventure ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Growth Environment ◽  
Adventure Programming ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Method Approach

Consistent evidence indicates that urban youth, and particularly youth of color, report relatively low levels of participation in quality youth program experiences and spend less time outdoors as compared to non-urban and White youth. Outdoor adventure camps (OACs) provide an excellent opportunity for engaging these youth in experiences that can help promote positive youth development (PYD). In the present study, we examined the experiences and perceptions of 75 urban youth who participated in a 3-day high adventure camp experience. Through a mixed-method approach, results indicated that urban youth from all racial and ethnic backgrounds grew in several PYD outcomes including social competencies and self-improvement capacities. Many youth also reported growing in their connection to nature as a consequence of participating in the OAC. Youth thought camp was a positive and worthwhile experience, reflecting key attributes of a PYD setting. Overall, the OAC provided a challenging and engaging growth environment for youth. Findings highlight implications for socially just and culturally inclusive outdoor adventure programming aimed at diverse urban youth.

Anticipation of racism and sexism: Factors related to setting career goals for urban youth of color.

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 588-599
Author(s):  
Julia L. Conkel-Ziebell ◽  
George V. Gushue ◽  
Sherri L. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Urban Youth ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Youth Of Color

Youth Experiences in Authoring Action: The Impact of an Arts-Based Youth Program on Youth Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 074355842110067
Author(s):  
Parissa J. Ballard ◽  
Grace Anderson ◽  
Danielle Parker Moore ◽  
Stephanie S. Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Spoken Word ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Summer Program ◽  
Youth Of Color ◽  
Media Arts ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Transformative Experiences ◽  
Film Making ◽  
The Impact

Authoring Action (A2) is a youth-focused, arts-based, afterschool and summer program. A2’s mission is “to transform the lives of youth and the world through the power of creative writing, spoken word, visual and media arts, film-making and leadership education that promotes positive systemic change.” Using in-depth interviews, this study aimed to understand how this arts-based program affects youth development. Participants in this study (N=36) were alums of Authoring Action (A2), interviewed when they were between the ages of 17-32. Over half identified as female (N=21). Most A2 participants were youth of color and participated in A2 between ages 13-17. Interview data were coded following several steps: generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and generating a report. Four themes describe the impacts of A2 for program participants: communication, cathartic and transformative experiences, connection, and critical consciousness. Programmatic features—getting paid to participate, shared group identity, and open access to program leaders and peers – were meaningful to youth participants. The mission and programmatic features of A2 support youth development; we discuss practices that may benefit other arts-based youth programs and the implications of such practices for youth development.

“We all Come Together to Learn About Music”: A Qualitative Analysis of a 5-Year Music Program in a Juvenile Detention Facility

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (13) ◽  
pp. 4046-4066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maud Hickey
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Rap Music ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Juvenile Detention ◽  
Detention Center ◽  
Detention Facility ◽  
Music Program ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Music Programming

The purpose of this long-term qualitative study was to uncover evidence that might support components of positive youth development (PYD) in a music composition program at an urban youth detention center. The constructs of PYD come from self-determination theory—competence, autonomy, and relatedness—and formed the theoretical lens from which the data were analyzed. Over a period of 5 years, more than 700 youth participated in the program and created primarily rap music compositions. Comments from their feedback, as well as interviews, were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Findings point to the emergence of two main categories as reasons for enjoying the program: competence and positive feelings. Creativity also emerged as linked to competence and autonomy as well as the “Good Lives Model” of detainee development. Further research on using culturally relevant and creative music programming as a tool in PYD is discussed.

Positive Youth Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Nora Wiium ◽  
Fitim Uka
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Positive Identity ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Communist Countries

Consistent with the positive youth development perspective, the experience of internal and external assets is associated with positive development or thriving among young people. This proposal has been developed and tested mainly in the United States but it also appears to be considerably true for Roma youth living in post-communist countries. This chapter examines Roma youth (N = 354) experience of various developmental assets and how these assets are related to thriving. Study results indicated positive relations between the assets and thriving, in general. In addition, the experience of constructive use of time was quite low among Roma youth relative to internal assets, such as commitment to learning, positive values, social competencies, and positive identity, and other external assets such as support, empowerment, and boundaries and expectations. While this low experience of constructive use of time could be a general trend among young people, it could also reflect the discrimination and social exclusion that Roma youth often face. Because Roma youth across Europe form a significant and growing proportion of the school-age population and consequently the future workforce, policies and programs that promote both internal and external assets necessary for thriving are essential because thriving has been associated with the development of self and society.

Assessing Social Vulnerability to Fire Hazards at the Kumasi Central Market, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-73
Author(s):  
Dacosta Aboagye ◽  
Samuel Adu-Prah ◽  
Christabel E. Ansah
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Fire Hazards ◽  
Fire Disaster ◽  
Vulnerability Indicators ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Method Approach

This article describes how social vulnerability indicators can assist with informing fire disaster relief preparations. Fire outbreaks at the Kumasi Central Market in Ghana have become an annual event. About 27 fire disasters were recorded between 2007 and 2016. This article uses a spatially-centered approach to assess human vulnerability to fire risk at the location. The study used a geographic information system to compliment indicators of vulnerability to assess the level of fire risk and adaptive capacities. Mixed method approach was also used to collect survey data from traders and emergency response agencies. Data sets were analyzed using SPSS and ArcGIS. The study revealed that: most of the damaging fires occur during the dry season; fire hydrants in the market are insufficient and inaccessible; and there are low levels of awareness on fire risk and weak adaptive capacities. The article recommends provision of more fire hydrants and mass education on disaster risk prevention. Also, the market must be reconstructed with fire resistant materials and designed to make it more accessible to fire emergency response.

scholarly journals Outcomes from the Components of an Outward Bound Experience

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marni Goldenberg ◽  
Leo McAvoy ◽  
David B. Klenosky
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Education ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Outward Bound ◽  
Outdoor Adventure ◽  
Adventure Programming ◽  
Course Experiences ◽  
Course Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Means-end theory provides a useful approach for characterizing the relationship among the attributes or components of an experiential education course (the “means”), the benefits, or the outcomes associated with these attributes/course components, and the personal values (the “ends”) these outcomes help to reinforce for course participants. The purpose of this article is to show how this “means-end” perspective can enhance our understanding of the outcomes associated with outdoor adventure programming. A self-administered questionnaire designed to identify the linkages among program attributes (i.e., course components), course outcomes, and personal values was administered to a sample of 216 Outward Bound course participants. Analysis of the data provided useful insights into the outcomes associated with Outward Bound course experiences and with specific course components. The results can assist experiential educators in linking outdoor adventure course outcomes to course components, and in marketing course programs to potential clients.

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