Abstract
This is the first of two sequential papers describing the design and first-year implementation of a collaborative participatory action research effort between Sociedad Latina, a youth serving organization in Boston, Massachusetts, and Boston University. The collaboration aimed to develop and deliver a combined STEM and career development set of lessons for middle school Latinx youth. In the first paper, life design and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals are described in relation to the rationale and the design of the career development intervention strategy that aims to help middle school youth discover the ways that learning advanced-STEM skills expand future decent work opportunities both within STEM and outside STEM, ultimately leading to an outcome of well-being and sustainable communities. In addition to providing evidence of career development intervention strategies, a qualitative analysis of the collaboration is described. The second paper will discuss two additional frameworks that guided the design and implementation of our work. As an example of translational research, the paper will provide larger national and regional contexts by describing system level career development interventions underway using Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological and person–process–context–time frameworks.
Highlights
La.RIOS and aligned with key elements of life design, this paper describes one additional framework and sample intervention activities associated with an environment-centered approach focused on building capacity among community-based organizations and schools to adopt and implement quality career development programs and services, especially for youth living in lower-income households
During the initial design of this project, we proposed a scientific examination of this capacity building using qualitative methods to better understand the culture and complexities that facilitate and challenge the creation of effective community-based collaborations [52]
The Boston University (BU) faculty entered with great appreciation and respect for the expertise of Sociedad
Summary
PowerPointslide slide of of the the Who A3. PowerPoint slide of the Who Am I activities: 5 skill categories to consider. PowerPointslide slide of of the communication skills.
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