I came, I thought, I might be on the way to conquering... My first thought on a thesis(still need to incorporate the cycles of this process), which came from the flow chart provided to me by Professor Rhodes and also his guidance. Thank you!
Research question: What impacts do community organizations have on other domains and levels that lead to positive youth development?
Thesis: Community organizations must implement effective positive youth development programs that use the principles of resiliency, communication, social capital, and the 5 Cs to have mutually beneficiary impacts on families and schools that lead to changes on the individual level of youth and on the organizational system level of all involved actors. Once the positive development culture is set, the “positive” objectives of the program, including strong and supportive social networks, enhanced self-identity of youth, and improved academic success, will manifest in the youth’s productive behavior towards adulthood.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
LR>>The flow chart is from this article...
ReplyDeleteDurlak, Joseph A., Rebecca D. Taylor, Kei Kawashima, Molly K. Pachan, Emily P. DuPre, Christine I. Celio, Sasha R. Berger, Allison B. Dymnicki, and Roger P. Weissberg. 2007. Effects of positive youth development programs on school, family, and community systems. American Journal of Community Psychology 39, no. 3 (3): 269-286.
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