Abstract
A model of knowledge for youth development professionals that is comprised of five knowledge domains: 1) Foundational Knowledge of Positive Youth Development; 2) Knowledge of Youth; 3) Knowledge of Group Facilitation; 4) Knowledge of Contexts and Organizational Systems and; 5) Specialized Youth Development Knowledge is proposed in this paper. The model is intended for use in youth development programs, which have been associated with better outcomes for participants when compared to other types of youth programs. The development of the knowledge base is framed by seminal research on teacher knowledge and informed by practice- oriented research in the out-of-school time field and literature on the quality of youth development programs
Recommended Citation
Vance, Femi
(2012)
"An Emerging Model of Knowledge for
Youth Development Professionals,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol7/iss1/3
