Malaysian youth associations as places for empowerment and engagement
adolescent; adult; article; capacity building; controlled study; empowerment; exercise; female; human; interview; juvenile; leadership; major clinical study; Malaysia; Malaysian; male; phase 1 clinical trial; phase 3 clinical trial; skill; social capital; social work; teacher; thematic analysis; the...
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my.uniten.dspace-255042023-05-29T16:10:16Z Malaysian youth associations as places for empowerment and engagement Krauss S.E. Zeldin S. Abdullah H. Ortega A. Ali Z. Ismail I.A. Ariffin Z. 13408742700 6602539577 18633610600 55676067400 35809767600 25645661900 57204788037 adolescent; adult; article; capacity building; controlled study; empowerment; exercise; female; human; interview; juvenile; leadership; major clinical study; Malaysia; Malaysian; male; phase 1 clinical trial; phase 3 clinical trial; skill; social capital; social work; teacher; thematic analysis; theoretical study; voice Youth organizations often face challenges in reaching their potential as places of empowerment and engagement for youth development. While evidence-based practices of how organizations foster youth engagement exist, there are few replicable models or conceptual frameworks that cross-cut these different practices. The purpose of this multi-level, mixed methods study was to gain insight into how youth associations become empowering settings for youth engagement. Grounded in the theoretical perspective of empowered community settings, we sought to explore the links between national youth policy, the creation of empowering settings and youth engagement. Our focus was on Malaysia and its national network of youth associations. In Phase 1 of the study, thematic analysis of major policy documents revealed that Malaysian youth policy creates a shared belief system for the country's youth associations according to three core themes: empowerment is intertwined with community capacity building; safety and inclusivity are paramount; and members are expected to be both teachers and learners as �partners in development�. In Phase 2, in-depth interviews with youth association leaders (N = 22; M age = 28; 68% male) highlighted the importance of a relational environment that includes opportunities to build social capital with adults and peers. The associations� opportunity role structure further allows youth leaders to exercise voice in making decisions that mold the associations� programs and allow the leaders to pass on knowledge and skills to younger members. In Phase 3, building on the findings from the first two study phases, a survey of regular association members (N = 262) indicated that safety and opportunities for personal growth predicted organizational engagement. For community engagement, as members moved outside of the confines of the organization and participated in community work, opportunities for personal growth remained central to engagement with social capital and adult support taking on additional importance. The study provides an initial conceptualization of best practices that link national policy and organizational leadership to participant engagement in youth associations. � 2020 Elsevier Ltd Final 2023-05-29T08:10:16Z 2023-05-29T08:10:16Z 2020 Article 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104939 2-s2.0-85081989067 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081989067&doi=10.1016%2fj.childyouth.2020.104939&partnerID=40&md5=01f9a7c79a6efe5a968e8dc668b6d4a3 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25504 112 104939 All Open Access, Green Elsevier Ltd Scopus |
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