A Phenomenological Study of the Impact of College, Career and Technical Programs on Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth
Westbrooks, Beverly, Clark Atlanta University
2023-05
2020-2029
The turning of chronically uneducated, untrained, and unskilled students back into the neighborhoods has high societal consequences and places them at risk for negative economic and social well-being. The aim of this research is to increase knowledge about educational programs within juvenile justice facilities. The development of juvenile justice literature and its results can be used to support education stakeholders and advocates in enhancing current education programs and to increase engagement of non-participating youth geared toward improving long-term outcomes. College, career, and technical programs is a popular pedagogy used to educate secondary students with the intent of propelling them toward high school graduation, college, careers, and entry into the workforce beyond high school. The mandate is that youth in detention facilities, not only have access to educational services but also receive the same quality services as their peers in traditional school settings. However, research regarding the outcomes of the mandate from a qualitative perspective is scant. This qualitative study uses a phenomenological approach to describe the lived experiences of juvenile justice-involved youth participating in college, career, or technical programs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven youths housed in a Georgia Youth Development Campus and participating in a career, technical, or agricultural education course. Using a reflective phenomenological thematic analysis, participants use their own narratives to answer three research questions related to their overall perceptions of career, technical or agricultural education participation, and motivations and perceived value for participation. The findings are discussed in relation to the Afrocentric perspective and constructivist theory and uses phenomenological interviewing and rapport building techniques that allow for conscious level reflections of engagement and interactions for data collection to understand the essence of their experience.
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Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
dissertation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Clark Atlanta University
Department of Social Work
Davis, Shadonna
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2023_westbrooks_beverly
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
