Planting the Seed: An Evaluation of a Community Youth Summit

In: Journal of youth development: JYD : bridging research and practice, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 97-106

Abstract

Meaningful youth engagement produces benefits both to youth and to the community in which they live. This paper discusses a day-long youth summit held for 289 middle school students. Youth attended a combination of mass and break-out sessions based on America's Promise Five Promises. Planners and evaluators assessed proximal student outcomes throughout the day. A two question visual analog scale was developed and utilized to assess students' perceptions of learning and enjoyment.