ERIC Number: EJ1232553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 11
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MPOWER: An Evidence-Based Youth Purpose Program
Klein, Tim; Liang, Belle; Sepulveda, Jonathan; White, Allison E.
Journal of Character Education, v15 n2 p103-113 2019
Public education in the United States is increasingly focused on ensuring that all students graduate from high school and matriculate to college. Unfortunately, students themselves have demonstrated widespread academic disengagement across the middle and high school years. This disengagement is associated with a host of negative academic outcomes, including the failure to leverage their educations toward long-term goals. This article presents a youth purpose program called MPOWER designed to increase student engagement, intrinsic motivation, and ultimately college matriculation rates at an urban high school in the greater Boston area. Research and theory that inform MPOWER, as well as insights from the first author's experience as an urban educator implementing purpose curriculum, are discussed. The article highlights ways in which youth purpose interventions, such as MPOWER, are especially relevant for underserved and marginalized student populations.
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Youth Programs, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Urban Schools, High School Students, Curriculum Implementation, Goal Orientation, Self Determination, Prosocial Behavior, Educational Benefits, Minority Group Students, Aspiration, Altruism, Student Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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