Jessica Collura
Biographic Data
| ID | 4370115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Collura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Collura |
| SIGNATURE | COLLURA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6754-3665 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 129 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Youth-Adult Partnership and Youth Civic Development
Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United States, Portugal, and Malaysia were surveyed to explore associations between youth-adult partnership (youth voice in decision making; supportive adult relationships) and two key aspects of civic development (youth empowerment; community connections). Multi-level modeling, regres…
Pathways to Youth Empowerment and Community Connectedness
Perspectives on Systems Change Among Local Change Agents
Community organizers and activists draw on multiple traditions of community building and collective action in attempts to galvanize change. The diversity of perspectives on social change processes indicates corresponding differences in perspectives on systems and what is required to change them. Twenty‐two in‐depth interviews with community organizers and activists in the Midwestern USA were conducted to identify differences in perspectives on sy…
Community Service and Adolescents' Social Capital
In two studies of 5th–12th graders ( n = 2,371; n = 999), we compare four groups based on engagement patterns in community service ( CS ) and/or extracurricular activities ( EC ). In both studies, adolescents who engaged in BOTH CS (whether mandated or voluntary) and EC had the highest reports of bonding and bridging social capital, intergenerational harmony, and social support whereas those who did NEITHER had the lowest. For most outcomes, adol…
Conceptualizing and Measuring Youth–Adult Partnership in Community Programs
Youth participation in program and community decision making is framed by scholars as an issue of social justice, a platform for positive youth development and effective citizenry, and a strategy for nation building. Recent literature reviews have consistently identified youth–adult partnership (Y–AP) as an effective type of youth participation across highly diverse contexts. These same reviews, however, note that indicators of Y–AP have not been…
Youth–Adult Partnership
Critical Hopefulness
Leaders in struggles for social justice agree on the importance and the difficulty of maintaining hopefulness while developing critical awareness of social issues. Research has indicated that the analogous components of psychological empowerment (emotional and cognitive) often do not co‐vary across populations. This study used a person‐centered analytic approach, latent class analysis, to identify subpopulations of participants (n = 1,322) accord…
Local Community Organizers and Activists Encountering Globalization
Globalization processes are putting pressure on traditional modes of democratic social action and rendering some ineffective. How does grassroots activists’ knowledge of globalization influence their strategies for working toward community change? This article draws on a qualitative analysis of 24 in‐depth interviews with activists and community organizers in the Midwestern United States to identify their perspectives on globalization, the local …
Creating Restorative and Intergenerational Cultures for Youth
In conflicted societies and in societies that have glossed over major historical abuses, civic cultures often become characterised by sensitive issues being conscientiously avoided. This avoidance contributes to separations and inequalities among residents and communities, and prevents the establishment of policies that build trust and promote integration across lines of separation. In such societies young people are seen as problems, not assets,…
Conceptualizing and Measuring Youth–Adult Partnership in Community Programs
Youth participation in program and community decision making is framed by scholars as an issue of social justice, a platform for positive youth development and effective citizenry, and a strategy for nation building. Recent literature reviews have consistently identified youth–adult partnership (Y–AP) as an effective type of youth participation across highly diverse contexts. These same reviews, however, note that indicators of Y–AP have not been…
Critical Hopefulness
Leaders in struggles for social justice agree on the importance and the difficulty of maintaining hopefulness while developing critical awareness of social issues. Research has indicated that the analogous components of psychological empowerment (emotional and cognitive) often do not co‐vary across populations. This study used a person‐centered analytic approach, latent class analysis, to identify subpopulations of participants (n = 1,322) accord…
Youth–Adult Partnership
Youth-Adult Partnership and Youth Civic Development
Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United States, Portugal, and Malaysia were surveyed to explore associations between youth-adult partnership (youth voice in decision making; supportive adult relationships) and two key aspects of civic development (youth empowerment; community connections). Multi-level modeling, regres…
Pathways to Youth Empowerment and Community Connectedness
Local Community Organizers and Activists Encountering Globalization
Globalization processes are putting pressure on traditional modes of democratic social action and rendering some ineffective. How does grassroots activists’ knowledge of globalization influence their strategies for working toward community change? This article draws on a qualitative analysis of 24 in‐depth interviews with activists and community organizers in the Midwestern United States to identify their perspectives on globalization, the local …
Community Service and Adolescents' Social Capital
In two studies of 5th–12th graders ( n = 2,371; n = 999), we compare four groups based on engagement patterns in community service ( CS ) and/or extracurricular activities ( EC ). In both studies, adolescents who engaged in BOTH CS (whether mandated or voluntary) and EC had the highest reports of bonding and bridging social capital, intergenerational harmony, and social support whereas those who did NEITHER had the lowest. For most outcomes, adol…
Perspectives on Systems Change Among Local Change Agents
Community organizers and activists draw on multiple traditions of community building and collective action in attempts to galvanize change. The diversity of perspectives on social change processes indicates corresponding differences in perspectives on systems and what is required to change them. Twenty‐two in‐depth interviews with community organizers and activists in the Midwestern USA were conducted to identify differences in perspectives on sy…
Creating Restorative and Intergenerational Cultures for Youth
In conflicted societies and in societies that have glossed over major historical abuses, civic cultures often become characterised by sensitive issues being conscientiously avoided. This avoidance contributes to separations and inequalities among residents and communities, and prevents the establishment of policies that build trust and promote integration across lines of separation. In such societies young people are seen as problems, not assets,…
Local Community Organizers and Activists Encountering Globalization
Globalization processes are putting pressure on traditional modes of democratic social action and rendering some ineffective. How does grassroots activists’ knowledge of globalization influence their strategies for working toward community change? This article draws on a qualitative analysis of 24 in‐depth interviews with activists and community organizers in the Midwestern United States to identify their perspectives on globalization, the local …
Critical Hopefulness
Leaders in struggles for social justice agree on the importance and the difficulty of maintaining hopefulness while developing critical awareness of social issues. Research has indicated that the analogous components of psychological empowerment (emotional and cognitive) often do not co‐vary across populations. This study used a person‐centered analytic approach, latent class analysis, to identify subpopulations of participants (n = 1,322) accord…
Perspectives on Systems Change Among Local Change Agents
Community organizers and activists draw on multiple traditions of community building and collective action in attempts to galvanize change. The diversity of perspectives on social change processes indicates corresponding differences in perspectives on systems and what is required to change them. Twenty‐two in‐depth interviews with community organizers and activists in the Midwestern USA were conducted to identify differences in perspectives on sy…
Community Service and Adolescents' Social Capital
In two studies of 5th–12th graders ( n = 2,371; n = 999), we compare four groups based on engagement patterns in community service ( CS ) and/or extracurricular activities ( EC ). In both studies, adolescents who engaged in BOTH CS (whether mandated or voluntary) and EC had the highest reports of bonding and bridging social capital, intergenerational harmony, and social support whereas those who did NEITHER had the lowest. For most outcomes, adol…
Conceptualizing and Measuring Youth–Adult Partnership in Community Programs
Youth participation in program and community decision making is framed by scholars as an issue of social justice, a platform for positive youth development and effective citizenry, and a strategy for nation building. Recent literature reviews have consistently identified youth–adult partnership (Y–AP) as an effective type of youth participation across highly diverse contexts. These same reviews, however, note that indicators of Y–AP have not been…
Youth–Adult Partnership
Pathways to Youth Empowerment and Community Connectedness
Youth-Adult Partnership and Youth Civic Development
Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United States, Portugal, and Malaysia were surveyed to explore associations between youth-adult partnership (youth voice in decision making; supportive adult relationships) and two key aspects of civic development (youth empowerment; community connections). Multi-level modeling, regres…
Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (7 works) · Community Health and Development (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · General partnership (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Empowerment (4 works)