TY - JOUR
T1 - On the right path
T2 - Youth development amidst Colombia’s sociocultural transition
AU - Follmer-Reece, Holly E.
AU - Velez-Gomez, Paulina
AU - Moratto-Vásquez, Nadia Semenova
AU - Dodd, Sara L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded in part by internal grant Act: 02.2017.009 from the Research and
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Colombia is amidst a sociocultural transition due to recent political movements towards ending the longstanding internal armed conflict. Development and implementation of youth programs that are responsive to the current societal context can contribute to this transition by investing in younger generations. This study features findings from the exploration phase of a community-based participatory research study to adapt a youth program from the United States for implementation in Colombia. Through focus group interviews, participants representing 4 different microsystems surrounding youth shared perceptions of youth who will be successful in this transitional context. Perceptions coalesced to reveal a process of positive development for use as a framework for responsive and culturally sensitive program adaptations. The emergent process mirrors positive youth development principles and shares similarities with other positive youth development models. The discussion explores considerations for the sociocultural context when designing youth programs for use in Colombia.
AB - Colombia is amidst a sociocultural transition due to recent political movements towards ending the longstanding internal armed conflict. Development and implementation of youth programs that are responsive to the current societal context can contribute to this transition by investing in younger generations. This study features findings from the exploration phase of a community-based participatory research study to adapt a youth program from the United States for implementation in Colombia. Through focus group interviews, participants representing 4 different microsystems surrounding youth shared perceptions of youth who will be successful in this transitional context. Perceptions coalesced to reveal a process of positive development for use as a framework for responsive and culturally sensitive program adaptations. The emergent process mirrors positive youth development principles and shares similarities with other positive youth development models. The discussion explores considerations for the sociocultural context when designing youth programs for use in Colombia.
KW - Colombia
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Youth development
KW - Youth program
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85111664443&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5195/JYD.2021.1023
DO - 10.5195/JYD.2021.1023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111664443
VL - 16
SP - 310
EP - 328
JO - Journal of Youth Development
JF - Journal of Youth Development
SN - 2325-4009
IS - 2-3
ER -