Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
Source Publication
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Source ISSN
1944-1207
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss how we cultivated a sustainable community-academic partnership and describe how our community-based participatory research project, Bembé Drum and Dance, contributed to youth development. Bembé Drum and Dance is an Afro-Latino performing arts program based on the positive youth development theory. Thirteen children ages 9–13 participated in the ensemble. We used a multimethod descriptive design. Data were gathered using surveys, participant observation, and interviews. Increases in the Five Cs (competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) were noted among youth, most notably in competence and confidence. Recognizing that the project belonged to the community and supporting this sense of ownership were imperative to the project’s success. Forging and sustaining a community-academic partnership was a challenging and rewarding way to directly exchange knowledge and expertise among youth, adult community members, and academic partners and to contribute to the flourishing of young people.
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Recommended Citation
Haglund, Kristin; Ortiz, Angela; De Los Santos, Johanna; Garnier-Villarreal, Mauricio; and Belknap, Ruth Ann, "An Engaged Community-Academic Partnership to Promote Positive Youth Development" (2021). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 888.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/888
Comments
Published version. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, Vol. 13, No. 2 (2021). Permalink. © 2021 University of Alabama Press. Used with permission.