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Contextual Influences on the Career Development of Low-Income African American Youth

Journal of Career Development, Jun 1, 2007

There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of pros... more There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of prosperous, middle-class citizens and the more difficult reality for African American youth from low-income backgrounds, who often see few options for attaining their share of prosperity. This article examines the potential of using an ecological model, phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST), to identify the strengths and skills of low-income African American youth that will help them engage with career development activity. PVEST has been used to elaborate the impact of contextual influences on education and decision making of African American youth. The authors conclude that using an assets-based ecological model to explicate the career development process could be helpful in understanding the challenges and the potential positive and strengthening effects that contextual factors provide for low-income African American youth.

Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation

California Agriculture, Mar 1, 2002

The career exploration network for youth includes a combination of school, parents, youth groups ... more

Elements of Effective Community-Based Youth Programs

Career Decisionmaking: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth

Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for the... more Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for their careers. They are less likely than Caucasian youth and youth from higher income groups to believe that they will attain as much, educationally or professionally, as their peers from higher income groups. This study examines data from 9 focus groups of 91 youth, aged 15-18, in the Los Angeles area, and targets the career preparation aspirations and attitudes of low-income youth from Latino, African American, and Asian communities. The results are analyzed using emergent analysis to understand the processes in which the participants were engaged. The research asks policymakers and workforce preparation professionals to find new ways to provide low-income youth with clear, concrete information and experience about careers and the workplace. It also offers researchers in the field a new approach to conducting larger-scale empirical studies targeted to low income minority adolescents.

National trends inform workforce research

California Agriculture, 2002

UC Santa Barbara Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal Title Career Decisionmaking: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth Publication Date

Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for the... more Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for their careers. They are less likely than Caucasian youth and youth from higher income groups to believe that they will attain as much, educationally or professionally, as their peers from higher income groups. This study examines data from 9 focus groups of 91 youth, aged 15-18, in the Los Angeles area, and targets the career preparation aspirations and attitudes of low-income youth from Latino, African American, and Asian communities. The results are analyzed using emergent analysis to understand the processes in which the participants were engaged. The research asks policymakers and workforce preparation professionals to find new ways to provide low-income youth with clear, concrete information and experience about careers and the workplace. It also offers researchers in the field a new approach to conducting larger-scale empirical studies targeted to low income minority adolescents.

Natural Resources California Agriculture Title Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation

To develop programs and resources that help youth succeed in today’s workplace, it is important t... more To develop programs and resources that help youth succeed in today’s workplace, it is important to understand the various factors that influence their career exploration and decisionmaking process. A survey was conducted with 1,433 high school seniors in Northern California. Results indicate that the number of young people planning to seek education or training beyond high school continues to rise. There are distinct differences in the educational aspirations and expectations among different ethnic groups. The majority of students surveyed did not use school counseling services, and among those who did only a small percentage found them helpful. For most youth, parents are the primary source of help in preparing for further education and work. There is a strong positive relationship between academic achievement, and both participation in extracurricular activities and positive parent-child relations. oday’s workplace is characterized T b Y innovation and rapid change as technology c...

Contextual Influences on the Career Development of Low-Income African American Youth

Journal of Career Development, 2007

There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of pros... more There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of prosperous, middle-class citizens and the more difficult reality for African American youth from low-income backgrounds, who often see few options for attaining their share of prosperity. This article examines the potential of using an ecological model, phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST), to identify the strengths and skills of low-income African American youth that will help them engage with career development activity. PVEST has been used to elaborate the impact of contextual influences on education and decision making of African American youth. The authors conclude that using an assets-based ecological model to explicate the career development process could be helpful in understanding the challenges and the potential positive and strengthening effects that contextual factors provide for low-income African American youth.

Elements of Effective Community-Based Youth Programs

As youth development professionals, as parents, and as friends and neighbors in a community we ar... more As youth development professionals, as parents, and as friends and neighbors in a community we are acutely aware of the suffering and loss of human potential that accompany young peoples' decisions to engage in problem behaviors (e.g., drugs and alcohol, delinquency, unsafe sex and failure in school). When we consider this loss on a national level the concern we feel for the individuals caught up in high risk behavior must become a concern for the society as a whole. Whether the youth of today participate in high risk behavior or not, they will be affected by living in a society where so many other youth have minimized their chances to become healthy productive adults. It is not surprising that as the percentage of today's youth identified as "at risk" grows to shocking proportions, we often hear this generation referred to as the "lost generation" or as a generation in crisis. A crisis is generally defined as "any sudden interruption in the normal c...

Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation

California Agriculture, 2002

Career Decisionmaking: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth

Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 21-41 Career Decision... more Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 21-41 Career Decision-Making: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth Nicelma King and Ella R. Madsen University of California, Davis Marc Braverman Oregon State University Carole Paterson University of California Cooperative Extension, Solano County Antronette K. Yancey University of California, Los Angeles Abstract Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and prepar- ing for their careers. They are less likely than Caucasian youth and youth from higher income groups to believe that they will attain as much, educationally or professionally, as their peers from higher income groups. This study examines data from 9 focus groups of 91 youth, aged 15-18, in the Los Angeles area, and targets the career preparation aspirations and attitudes of low-income youth from Latino, African American, and Asian communities. The results are analyzed using emergent analysis to understand the ...

Contextual Influences on the Career Development of Low-Income African American Youth

Journal of Career Development, Jun 1, 2007

There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of pros... more There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of prosperous, middle-class citizens and the more difficult reality for African American youth from low-income backgrounds, who often see few options for attaining their share of prosperity. This article examines the potential of using an ecological model, phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST), to identify the strengths and skills of low-income African American youth that will help them engage with career development activity. PVEST has been used to elaborate the impact of contextual influences on education and decision making of African American youth. The authors conclude that using an assets-based ecological model to explicate the career development process could be helpful in understanding the challenges and the potential positive and strengthening effects that contextual factors provide for low-income African American youth.

Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation

California Agriculture, Mar 1, 2002

The career exploration network for youth includes a combination of school, parents, youth groups ... more

Elements of Effective Community-Based Youth Programs

Career Decisionmaking: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth

Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for the... more Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for their careers. They are less likely than Caucasian youth and youth from higher income groups to believe that they will attain as much, educationally or professionally, as their peers from higher income groups. This study examines data from 9 focus groups of 91 youth, aged 15-18, in the Los Angeles area, and targets the career preparation aspirations and attitudes of low-income youth from Latino, African American, and Asian communities. The results are analyzed using emergent analysis to understand the processes in which the participants were engaged. The research asks policymakers and workforce preparation professionals to find new ways to provide low-income youth with clear, concrete information and experience about careers and the workplace. It also offers researchers in the field a new approach to conducting larger-scale empirical studies targeted to low income minority adolescents.

National trends inform workforce research

California Agriculture, 2002

UC Santa Barbara Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal Title Career Decisionmaking: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth Publication Date

Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for the... more Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and preparing for their careers. They are less likely than Caucasian youth and youth from higher income groups to believe that they will attain as much, educationally or professionally, as their peers from higher income groups. This study examines data from 9 focus groups of 91 youth, aged 15-18, in the Los Angeles area, and targets the career preparation aspirations and attitudes of low-income youth from Latino, African American, and Asian communities. The results are analyzed using emergent analysis to understand the processes in which the participants were engaged. The research asks policymakers and workforce preparation professionals to find new ways to provide low-income youth with clear, concrete information and experience about careers and the workplace. It also offers researchers in the field a new approach to conducting larger-scale empirical studies targeted to low income minority adolescents.

Natural Resources California Agriculture Title Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation

To develop programs and resources that help youth succeed in today’s workplace, it is important t... more To develop programs and resources that help youth succeed in today’s workplace, it is important to understand the various factors that influence their career exploration and decisionmaking process. A survey was conducted with 1,433 high school seniors in Northern California. Results indicate that the number of young people planning to seek education or training beyond high school continues to rise. There are distinct differences in the educational aspirations and expectations among different ethnic groups. The majority of students surveyed did not use school counseling services, and among those who did only a small percentage found them helpful. For most youth, parents are the primary source of help in preparing for further education and work. There is a strong positive relationship between academic achievement, and both participation in extracurricular activities and positive parent-child relations. oday’s workplace is characterized T b Y innovation and rapid change as technology c...

Contextual Influences on the Career Development of Low-Income African American Youth

Journal of Career Development, 2007

There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of pros... more There is a growing disconnect between the dominant view of the United States as a country of prosperous, middle-class citizens and the more difficult reality for African American youth from low-income backgrounds, who often see few options for attaining their share of prosperity. This article examines the potential of using an ecological model, phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST), to identify the strengths and skills of low-income African American youth that will help them engage with career development activity. PVEST has been used to elaborate the impact of contextual influences on education and decision making of African American youth. The authors conclude that using an assets-based ecological model to explicate the career development process could be helpful in understanding the challenges and the potential positive and strengthening effects that contextual factors provide for low-income African American youth.

Elements of Effective Community-Based Youth Programs

As youth development professionals, as parents, and as friends and neighbors in a community we ar... more As youth development professionals, as parents, and as friends and neighbors in a community we are acutely aware of the suffering and loss of human potential that accompany young peoples' decisions to engage in problem behaviors (e.g., drugs and alcohol, delinquency, unsafe sex and failure in school). When we consider this loss on a national level the concern we feel for the individuals caught up in high risk behavior must become a concern for the society as a whole. Whether the youth of today participate in high risk behavior or not, they will be affected by living in a society where so many other youth have minimized their chances to become healthy productive adults. It is not surprising that as the percentage of today's youth identified as "at risk" grows to shocking proportions, we often hear this generation referred to as the "lost generation" or as a generation in crisis. A crisis is generally defined as "any sudden interruption in the normal c...

Survey explores influences on youth workforce preparation

California Agriculture, 2002

Career Decisionmaking: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth

Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 21-41 Career Decision... more Spaces for Difference: An Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 21-41 Career Decision-Making: Perspectives of Low-Income Urban Youth Nicelma King and Ella R. Madsen University of California, Davis Marc Braverman Oregon State University Carole Paterson University of California Cooperative Extension, Solano County Antronette K. Yancey University of California, Los Angeles Abstract Minority youth from low income backgrounds face many challenges in planning and prepar- ing for their careers. They are less likely than Caucasian youth and youth from higher income groups to believe that they will attain as much, educationally or professionally, as their peers from higher income groups. This study examines data from 9 focus groups of 91 youth, aged 15-18, in the Los Angeles area, and targets the career preparation aspirations and attitudes of low-income youth from Latino, African American, and Asian communities. The results are analyzed using emergent analysis to understand the ...