Increasing Latinx Youth Engagement Across Different Types of After-School Organizations

This article explores how Latinx youth engagement practices vary across different types of out-of-school organizations that successfully sustain Latinx youth participation. Data are drawn from a qualitative study of 13 California organizations that each emphasize one of 3 missions: social justice yo...

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Published in:Journal of youth development (Online) 2021-01, Vol.16 (5), p.140-156
Main Authors: Moncloa, Fe, Erbstein, Nancy, Subramaniam, Aarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
After school programs
Child development
Hispanic students
latinx youth development
out-of-school organizations
Youth organizations
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Summary:This article explores how Latinx youth engagement practices vary across different types of out-of-school organizations that successfully sustain Latinx youth participation. Data are drawn from a qualitative study of 13 California organizations that each emphasize one of 3 missions: social justice youth development, “one-stop” wrap-around services, or academic enrichment. While all organizations are found to adhere to a core set of Latinx youth development guiding principles, there are nuanced differences in how they are operationalized in practice across varied organization types, reflecting variation in terms of discourse, scale, and scope. These findings highlight the need for youth development practitioners and collaborating researchers to understand the context of youth-serving organizations when identifying and implementing promising practices and extension programs.
ISSN:2325-4017
2325-4009
2325-4017
DOI:10.5195/jyd.2021.1084