Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs
Immigrant youth in the United States face historical and systemic challenges in American schools. Out-of-school mentoring programs, such as the 4-H Teenagers as Teachers model, have a positive impact on diverse youth outcomes. This qualitative study presents practices associated with engaging immigr...
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2022-06-01
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| description | Immigrant youth in the United States face historical and systemic challenges in American schools. Out-of-school mentoring programs, such as the 4-H Teenagers as Teachers model, have a positive impact on diverse youth outcomes. This qualitative study presents practices associated with engaging immigrant youth as teachers in urban 4-H youth development programs. Purposeful sampling identified 11 4-H professionals from three regions: West, Midwest, and Northeast. Five professionals are immigrants, and six are of White European descent. Building on the essential elements of teenagers as teachers programs and immigrant mentoring research, 4-H professionals indicated that cultural competence, including empathy and commitment to immigrant teens, is essential. They regard English language acquisition, acculturation, and support of youth and family well-being as critical components of culturally relevant mentoring. Study findings translate into recommendations for positive immigrant youth-adult mentorships practices that youth development program educators are encouraged to operationalize based on local interests, needs, and resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c73cc8edcc064134bc5a65d04d103cba2022-12-22T04:36:50ZengMississippi State UniversityJournal of Human Sciences and Extension2325-52262022-06-011025875https://doi.org/10.54718/HAOA7664Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers ProgramsFe Moncloa0Esther Rodriguez1University of CaliforniaCornerstone AssociatesImmigrant youth in the United States face historical and systemic challenges in American schools. Out-of-school mentoring programs, such as the 4-H Teenagers as Teachers model, have a positive impact on diverse youth outcomes. This qualitative study presents practices associated with engaging immigrant youth as teachers in urban 4-H youth development programs. Purposeful sampling identified 11 4-H professionals from three regions: West, Midwest, and Northeast. Five professionals are immigrants, and six are of White European descent. Building on the essential elements of teenagers as teachers programs and immigrant mentoring research, 4-H professionals indicated that cultural competence, including empathy and commitment to immigrant teens, is essential. They regard English language acquisition, acculturation, and support of youth and family well-being as critical components of culturally relevant mentoring. Study findings translate into recommendations for positive immigrant youth-adult mentorships practices that youth development program educators are encouraged to operationalize based on local interests, needs, and resources.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol10/iss2/7/: immigrant adolescentsout-of-schoolteenagers as teachers |
| spellingShingle | Fe Moncloa Esther Rodriguez Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs Journal of Human Sciences and Extension : immigrant adolescents out-of-school teenagers as teachers |
| title | Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs |
| title_full | Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs |
| title_short | Perspectives of 4-H Professionals: Practices to Engage Immigrant Youth in 4-H Teens as Teachers Programs |
| title_sort | perspectives of 4 h professionals practices to engage immigrant youth in 4 h teens as teachers programs |
| topic | : immigrant adolescents out-of-school teenagers as teachers |
| url | https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol10/iss2/7/ |
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