Abstract
Civic engagement is important for the positive development of adolescents. As such, many youth development programs promote civic engagement, particularly community service and volunteerism. This report is a program evaluation of a youth leadership seminar that seeks to empower adolescents to engage in community service. Using a pre to post mixed-methods design, we evaluated 114 adolescent participants on several psychosocial outcomes. Findings indicated that participants experienced positive change that was consistent with program goals. Quantitative findings demonstrated self-reported increases in areas of cognitive autonomy, moral ideal and social responsibility. Qualitative findings included the important themes of an increased desire to volunteer, confidence, and positive feelings towards self. Implications of these findings and future directions are also discussed.
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Harris, Andy and Beckert, Troy
(2018)
"Effect of HOBY Leadership Seminar on
Self-Reported Psychosocial Outcomes in
Adolescents,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 13:
Iss.
4, Article 2.
DOI: 10.5195/jyd.2018.573
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol13/iss4/2
