ERIC Number: EJ1456239
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-6102
EISSN: EISSN-2164-8212
Positive Youth Development Service-Learning Opportunity for University Students
Daniel Thomas Page; Stephanie Hanrahan; Lisa Buckley
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v28 n4 p27-43 2024
South African university students (n = 18; aged 21-28) participated in the LifeMatters train-the-trainer (TTT) workshop. Ten trained participants (n = 10; aged 21-23) then implemented the program as youth facilitators at three local schools. The study aimed to describe changes in participants resulting from the TTT and implementation experience. Mixed-methods data were collected via self-report survey instruments (ascertaining self-efficacy, self-esteem, and personal growth), training program experiential review forms, and postimplementation focus groups. Survey data were collected pre-TTT, post-TTT, postimplementation, and follow-up (one month after TTT for nonimplementers). Participants reported improvement in self-efficacy, self-esteem, and personal growth following completion of the TTT workshop and further improvements after the implementation experience. The LifeMatters TTT workshop and implementation experience promoted participants' positive youth development (PYD) factors, personal and professional development, and acquisition of mental skills. Implications of providing students with PYD training and supervised service-learning opportunities are discussed.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Individual Development, College Students, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Professional Development, Metacognition, Skill Development, Experiential Learning, Young Adults, Positive Reinforcement, Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Partnerships in Education, Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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