Planting the Seed: An Evaluation of a Community Youth Summit

Planting the Seed: An Evaluation of a Community Youth Summit

Meaningful youth engagement produces benefits both to youth and to the community in which they live. This paper discusses a day-long youth summit held for 289 middle school students. Youth attended a combination of mass and break-out sessions based on America’s Promise Five Promises. Planners and e...

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Main Authors: Corliss Outley, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Matthew Lee Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
Online Access:http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/212
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spelling doaj-2b12f745e85546fbab4f95996d0c81592020-11-25T01:34:50ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of Youth Development2325-40172010-09-01539710610.5195/jyd.2010.212190Planting the Seed: An Evaluation of a Community Youth SummitCorliss Outley0E. Lisako J. McKyer1Matthew Lee Smith2Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityMeaningful youth engagement produces benefits both to youth and to the community in which they live. This paper discusses a day-long youth summit held for 289 middle school students. Youth attended a combination of mass and break-out sessions based on America’s Promise Five Promises. Planners and evaluators assessed proximal student outcomes throughout the day. A two question visual analog scale was developed and utilized to assess students’ perceptions of learning and enjoyment.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/212
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