Youth Community Engagement: A Recipe for Success
By: Mary E. Arnold, Brooke Dolenc and Elissa E. Wells
Abstract
This article describes how community engagement contributes to youth development. Drawing on the literature on youth engagement, youth development, and youth-adult partnerships, the authors examine a successful community youth engagement program that engages youth and their adult partners in a participatory evaluation project that results in community action. The research emphasizes the important role of youth-adult partnerships in community youth engagement projects and outlines strategies for success.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54656/TOFF5948 | Journal eISSN: 1944-1207
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 65
Published on: Aug 3, 2022
Published by: University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2022 Mary E. Arnold, Brooke Dolenc, Elissa E. Wells, published by University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.