Promoting youth participation in communities through youth master planning

Debra Flanders Cushing

Community Development, 2015, vol. 46, issue 1, 43-55

Abstract: A number of communities across the United States are creating visionary documents called youth master plans (YMPs) to promote youth participation and to focus on youth needs. This article presents an analysis of 38 YMPs from communities across the United States. This multiple-methods research included a questionnaire, interviews, and an extensive document analysis. Four key YMP ingredients, which enable youth participation were revealed: valuing youth voice through an asset-based approach; providing specific and meaningful participation opportunities for youth in both everyday life and community governance; the presence of a community champion alongside the collaboration of multiple entities within a community; and specific implementation strategies to ensure participation occurs in meaningful ways. Recommendations for YMP improvement and suggestions for future research are also presented.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2014.975139

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