Journal
RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 70-83Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10497315221147532
Keywords
youth empowerment; youth projects; evaluation; educators
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- Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation [MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, EDU2017-83249-R: HEBE PROJECT, EDU2017-83249-R]
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This study evaluates youth empowerment projects from the perspective of educators and finds that these projects focus on certain dimensions while neglecting others. The educators themselves acknowledge the importance of the educational work carried out in these projects and suggest strengthening connections and educational activities with the community.
Purpose: This article focuses on the evaluation of youth empowerment projects from the perspective of the educators themselves. Method: HEBE Rubric (collects quantitative and qualitative data) was applied to 20 youth projects. The selection of projects was based on intentional sampling. Results: The results show that the projects focus on some youth empowerment dimensions to the detriment of others. The most important dimensions are responsibility and self-sufficiency. There is also evidence of more work from the individual perspective of empowerment than from the community perspective, and from a perspective that is more internal to the project than in relation to the context. Discussion: Important educational work is carried out in the projects analyzed, according to the educators themselves. It would be interesting to reinforce the educational work carried out by these projects with activities and strategies that facilitate contact, openness, and educational work with the community.
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