Pathways into Leadership: A Study of YouthBuild Graduates

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Autor/inn/en	Godsay, Surbhi; Kiesa, Abby; Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kei; Henderson, Whitney; Levine, Peter
Institution	CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
Titel	Pathways into Leadership: A Study of YouthBuild Graduates
Quelle	(2012), (64 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Youth Programs; Program Effectiveness; Job Training; Counseling; Mentors; Leadership Training; At Risk Persons; Service Learning; Alumni; Individual Development; Skill Development; Construction Industry; Building Trades; Family Environment; Dropouts; Peer Influence; Adults; Social Influences; Caring; Expectation; Role Models; Citizen Participation; Career Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendsofortprogramm; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Counselling; Beratung; Führungslehre; Risikogruppe; Service-Learning; Individuelle Entwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Baugewerbe; Building trade; Bauwesen; Familienmilieu; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Sozialer Einfluss; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Identifikationsfigur; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Berufsentwicklung
Abstract	This study tells the story of the transformation of a substantial group of young people. Today they are exemplary civic leaders. A significant number of them hold public office or are church leaders, such as pastors. More than one third are professional educators or youth workers. Almost all are leaders in their families, workplaces, and communities. It is a remarkable outcome because just a few years ago they were on a very different track. Almost all had dropped out of high school or been expelled. Many were victims of violence, and a substantial minority had been members of gangs and/or convicted of crimes. Many had been homeless. Most predicted they would be dead by now. Their life trajectories, and indeed their identities, changed as a result of enrolling in local YouthBuild programs--a combination of education, community service in the form of building homes, job training, personal counseling and mentoring, and leadership development--and joining the national pipeline for young leaders that YouthBuild USA organizes for the alumni of the local programs. For the most part, these young people entered YouthBuild for practical reasons, such as the desire to obtain a GED and job skills. They found YouthBuild a radical alternative to the institutions and communities that they had known so far, characterized by caring and love (explicitly named as such), high expectations for achievement and service to others, opportunities for leadership within and beyond the program, and supportive relationships with adults and peers. Most of the young leaders report that those elements continued from their earliest days in a local program through to their advanced work in the YouthBuild USA leadership system. This study is based on a survey of 344 alumni and detailed intensive interviews with a diverse sample of 54 of those survey respondents. The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) conducted this study in cooperation with selected YouthBuild alumni. The graduates helped design the survey and the interview protocol and actually interviewed their peers. CIRCLE has analyzed the survey data and audio tapes of the interviews. This is a highly rigorous and intensive study, using a mixed-methods methodology appropriate to the topic. It has quantitative, qualitative, and observational aspects, and a dimension of community-based participatory research. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Lincoln Filene Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Tel: 617-627-4781; Fax: 617-727-3401; Web site: http://civicyouth.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01