<div>The purpose of this research was to
develop and validate an instrument designed to assess programming of youth
development organizations. The instrument can be used by leaders of youth
development organizations to monitor the organization’s performance in
developing productive and engaged citizens. This research viewed youth
development organizations as a microsystem that youth interact with (Bronfenbrenner
& Morris, 2006). A complete review of the literature on youth development
organizations was conducted to determine the components of positive youth
development organizations. The resulting conceptual framework consisted of project,
skills and knowledge, community contribution, high-density experiences,
environment, non-parental adult, and near-peer role models.</div><div><br></div><div>An item pool was developed based on
the literature available on youth development organization programming. This
item pool was reviewed by experts in youth development organization programming
and inclusion. Then the items were entered into two tools to assess grammar and
concise language. Third, the items were administered to a small sample then
analyzed for correlations and contributions to reliability. Items were
eliminated if they correlated too highly with other items and if they did not
contribute to the reliability of the scale. Fourth, the items were administered
to a broader sample and correlations and reliability measures were analyzed
again with more items removed. Finally, the items were administered to another
sample and analyzed for multicollinearity and reliability. The final sample
took the survey a second time and responses were compared based on paired
t-tests to establish test-retest reliability.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The 15-item instrument exhibits
appropriate measures of validity and reliability to recommend its usage by
youth development organization leaders to evaluation programming. The
instrument is parsimonious so leaders can add program-specific questions while
avoiding participant fatigue. A complete version of the instrument is available
in the appendices.</div>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/12736202 |
| Date | 30 July 2020 |
| Creators | Alee L Gunderson (9183551) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/DEVELOPMENT_AND_VALIDATION_OF_A_SURVEY_INSTRUMENT_TO_MEASURE_FORMER_MEMBER_PERCEPTIONS_OF_YOUTH_DEVELOPMENT_ORGANIZATIONS/12736202 |
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