Influence of a youth development leadership graduate degree program on the professional pathways of youth leaders

Barry A. Garst, Lauren Stephens, Benjamin Parry, Edmond P. Bowers and William Quinn

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 149, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the professional pathways of youth development leaders during and following completion of a youth development leadership master's degree program and documented reported experiences, events, and products of graduates associated with those pathways. Fifty-three alumni who completed a youth development leadership master’s degree program responded to three open-ended questions through an online survey. Qualitative data were analyzed using deductive-inductive content analysis. Participants’ most salient post-graduation experiences included pursuing a new job, career, or career change; leading a major project; assuming expanded roles and responsibilities; and receiving a promotion or pay increase. Common products identified by participants included grant and fundraising proposals; evaluation reports and measures; curricula; and employee or volunteer training plans. The study findings supported the development of the Youth Development Professional Pathways Model (YDPPM). Process modeling youth development leaders’ professional pathways provided a fuller understanding of how their careers unfolded during and after degree completion which scholars have identified as an important step for the youth development field.

Keywords: Youth leaders; Youth development; Professional pathways; Critical events; Graduate; Degree programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106928

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