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Author:

Kirby, Joshua Aaron

Title:

To Make Their Journey Better: Research-Focused Aspirations for Preparing Adult Volunteers for Facilitating Positive Youth Development

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

mentorship
out-of-school learning
instructional systems
nontraditional dissertation
qualitative research
SPN
scholarly personal narrative
training design
facilitation
adolescents
Scouting
programs
youth
nonformal learning
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
Venturing
training
volunteer
PYD
Positive Youth Development
mentor
crew advisor
teenage
nonparental adult
congruence
instructional design congruence
curricular design congruence
curricular congruence
basic interpretive qualitative research study
developmental assets
Venturer

File:

Download Joshua_Kirby-Penn_State-Final_Dissertation-040610.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher M. Hoadley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher M. Hoadley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Priya Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Richard Vahoviak, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Thorn, Kaila Danielle

Title:

SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY, EMPATHY, AND A GLOBAL AUDIENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE PERSONAL MOTIVATIONS OF YOUTH AS RESEARCHERS TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Youth Development
Positive Youth Development
UNESCO Youth as Researchers
Youth Participatory Action Research
Empathy

File:

Download K.Thorn_Dissertation_v3.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicole Webster, Major Field Member
Suzanna Windon, Major Field Member
Craig Campbell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mark Brennan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark A Brennan, Program Head/Chair
Pat Dolan, Special Member

Author:

Hanna, Steven

Title:

Identifying Features Informing Adolescents’ Perception of an Urban Park Space: A Photovoice Study

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (MS)

Keywords:

Parks
Green Space
Adolescents
Photovoice
Urban
Positive Youth Development

File:

Download Steven_Hanna_Masters_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Newman, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer P. Agans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Mowan, Committee Member
Katrina Black Reed, Committee Member

Author:

Go-Maro, Muriel

Title:

Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Africa: ​ A Case Study of 4-H Programming in Ghana and Liberia​

Graduate Program:

Education, Development, and Community Engagement (MS)

Keywords:

Positive Youth Development
Youth Engagement
African Youth
4-H
Global South
International Education
Ghana
Liberia
4-H Global Network

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Doc_Draft_3_March16th_24.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Lewis Bayly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Brennan, Program Head/Chair
Nicole Webster, Committee Member