Participation in Structured Youth Programs: Why Ethnic Minority Urban Youth Choose to Participate--Or Not to Participate

Autor/inn/en	Perkins, Daniel F.; Borden, Lynne M.; Villarruel, Francisco A.; Carlton-Hug, Annelise; Stone, Margaret R.; Keith, Joanne G.
Titel	Participation in Structured Youth Programs: Why Ethnic Minority Urban Youth Choose to Participate--Or Not to Participate
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 38 (2007) 4, S.420-442 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X06295051
Schlagwörter	Urban Youth; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Minority Groups; Parent Influence; Peer Influence; Brainstorming; Youth Programs; Participation; Cultural Influences; Context Effect; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Arabs; Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnische Minderheit; Jugendsofortprogramm; Teilnahme; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Irak
Abstract	This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence the decisions of underrepresented urban youth, who identify themselves as Black/African American, Latino, Arab, or Chaldean, to participate in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person's decision to participate. Using the concept systems method, participants engaged in "brainstorming sessions" that led to more in-depth discussions about why youth participate in youth programs. Overall, youth emphasized how youth programs help young people stay off the streets, learn new skills, avoid boredom, and provide opportunities for fun and enjoyable activities. The perceived barriers preventing young people from participating differed between genders and ethnicities and included barriers related to personal decisions, peer influence, and parental restrictions. (Contains 3 tables and 5 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10