Abstract
This article explores how Latinx youth engagement practices vary across different types of out-of-school organizations that successfully sustain Latinx youth participation. Data are drawn from a qualitative study of 13 California organizations that each emphasize one of 3 missions: social justice youth development, “one-stop” wrap-around services, or academic enrichment. While all organizations are found to adhere to a core set of Latinx youth development guiding principles, there are nuanced differences in how they are operationalized in practice across varied organization types, reflecting variation in terms of discourse, scale, and scope. These findings highlight the need for youth development practitioners and collaborating researchers to understand the context of youth-serving organizations when identifying and implementing promising practices and extension programs.
Highlights
The Latinx population is the second-fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States after Asian Americans; it is the youngest ethnic group
In this article we explore how Latinx youth engagement practices vary across different types of out-ofschool organizations that sustain Latinx youth participation (Erbstein & Fabionar, 2019)
We explore whether there is substantive variation in how different youth development organization types operationalize these guiding principles
Summary
The Latinx population is the second-fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States after Asian Americans; it is the youngest ethnic group. California has the largest Latinx population under 18 years of age among all states in the United States (Pew Research Center, 2014). Latinx youth faced structural inadequacies of policies and public institutions which did not address the unique needs of Latinx youth and their families This journal is published by the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh and is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Press. The Journal of Youth Development is the official peer-reviewed publication of the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals and the National AfterSchool Association.
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