Youth-Led Decision Making in Community Development Grants

Bibliographic Data

ID2328992
AuthorsN Blanchet-Cohen (0000-0001-5411-9638, Concordia University), Sarah Manolson (Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada), Katie Shaw (0000-0003-1737-8627, International Institute for Child Rights and Development, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Year2014
Volume46
Issue6
Pages819-834
Publication date2014-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x12455024
OpenAlexW2010395060
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited16

This study examines youth-led decision making (YLDM) among groups of youth who are providers or recipients of community development grants. Focus groups, interviews, and participant observation with 14- to 20-year-olds and supporting adults showed youth have a preference for consensus-based decisions. Youth used due process to reach decisions while valuing differing viewpoints. Adults created appropriate spaces and guided without controlling. Youth directly involved in the YLDM process experienced the greatest and most immediate benefit though other youth, and the community as a whole also felt positive impacts over time. The study considers the type of supports required for young people to make meaningful decisions and points to the capacity of youth, and the potential of YLDM, for community development

Business · Community development · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Political science · Positive Youth Development · Preference · Public relations · Viewpoints · Youth studies · Children's Rights and Participation · Community Health and Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Marketing · Psychology

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