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Positive youth development in Māori and New Zealand European adolescents through an adventure education programme.
- Source :
- Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences; May2019, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p38-51, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Within Aotearoa New Zealand there is growing interest in positive youth development (PYD). A PYD approach provides balance to narratives surrounding outcomes for youth and broadens our views of what we consider beneficial developmental outcomes. In the current study we used sail training as a method to promote PYD in Māori and New Zealand European adolescents. Specifically, 54 Māori and 37 New Zealand European adolescents completed the 7-day youth-development voyage on-board the gaffed rigged schooner, R. Tucker Thompson. We demonstrate that, for both Māori and New Zealand European adolescents, psychological resilience, self-esteem, and positive outlook on life increased from the first day to the last day of the voyage. In addition, we demonstrate that the increases in psychological resilience were driven by the social/collective identity adolescents formed with their group over the course of the voyage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ADVENTURE education
EDUCATION
YOUTH development
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1177083X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135308742
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2018.1508479