Youth Experiences in "Authoring Action": The Impact of an Arts-Based Youth Program on Youth Development

Autor/inn/en	Ballard, Parissa J.; Anderson, Grace; Moore, Danielle Parker; Daniel, Stephanie S.
Titel	Youth Experiences in "Authoring Action": The Impact of an Arts-Based Youth Program on Youth Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 38 (2023) 1, S.178-210 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ballard, Parissa J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/07435584211006787
Schlagwörter	Alumni; Youth Programs; Adolescent Development; Art Education; Adolescents; Young Adults; Summer Programs; After School Programs; Experience; Compensation (Remuneration); Group Unity; Identification (Psychology); Peer Relationship; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendsofortprogramm; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Sommerkurs; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Erfahrung; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Gruppenidentität; Peer-Beziehungen
Abstract	Authoring Action (A2) is a youth-focused, arts-based, afterschool and summer program. A2's mission is "to transform the lives of youth and the world through the power of creative writing, spoken word, visual and media arts, film-making and leadership education that promotes positive systemic change." Using in-depth interviews, this study aimed to understand how this arts-based program affects youth development. Participants in this study (N=36) were alums of Authoring Action (A2), interviewed when they were between the ages of 17-32. Over half identified as female (N=21). Most A2 participants were youth of color and participated in A2 between ages 13-17. Interview data were coded following several steps: generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and generating a report. Four themes describe the impacts of A2 for program participants: "communication," "cathartic and transformative experiences," "connection," and "critical consciousness." Programmatic features--getting paid to participate, shared group identity, and open access to program leaders and peers--were meaningful to youth participants. The mission and programmatic features of A2 support youth development; we discuss practices that may benefit other arts-based youth programs and the implications of such practices for youth development. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01