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Carey, Roderick L. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2022
As researchers and school stakeholders determine ways to best support Black and Latino adolescent boys from low-income communities in actualizing their postsecondary future ambitions, more attention is needed on the types of futures these boys imagine and how family members influence this process. Guided by "future orientations" and…
Descriptors: Males, Adolescents, Low Income Groups, Hispanic American Students
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Sánchez, Bernadette; Mroczkowski, Alison L.; Flores, Lisa Y.; de los Reyes, Wendy; Ruiz, Jesus; Rasgado-Flores, Hector – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2022
The aim of this study was to examine how mentors provide social capital to Latinx adolescents in science education. Participants were drawn from a long-term, comprehensive science support program at a medical university in the Midwest. Using a case study approach, various stakeholders participated in one-on-one, in-depth qualitative interviews: 11…
Descriptors: Mentors, Social Capital, Hispanic American Students, Adolescents
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Henderson, Dawn X.; Irsheid, Sireen; Lee, Anna; Corneille, Maya A.; Jones, Jesha; McLeod, Kirstyn – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2021
This study aimed to identify factors that contributed to adaptive coping young people of color engage and rely on to navigate racial stressors in the public education system and to persist into college. The study included 20 undergraduate college students between 18 and 22 years who participated in retrospective interviews documenting critical…
Descriptors: Coping, Racial Bias, Stress Variables, Public Education
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McGovern, Gina; Raffaelli, Marcela; Moreno Garcia, Crystal; Larson, Reed – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2020
To provide examples of culturally responsive practices used by leaders of a rural Latinx-serving youth program, this case study focused on a community youth program in a small, rural Midwestern town. Program leaders (one White man and one Latinx woman) were both middle-aged and had postsecondary degrees. Nine Latinx youth participants (four girls,…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Rural Areas, Cultural Relevance, Adolescents
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Bowers, Jill R.; Rosch, David M.; Collier, Daniel A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016
Leadership and developmental scholars have highlighted the need to enhance youth leadership skills. Yet, research that explains youths' perceptions of how and when role models influences their leadership growth processes is limited. To address these gaps and begin to develop an understanding of youths' perspectives, we employed a qualitative,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Youth Programs, Youth Leaders, Qualitative Research
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King, Pamela Ebstyne; Clardy, Casey E.; Ramos, Jenel Sánchez – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
This qualitative study aimed to develop theory about psychological constructs relevant to spiritual development in diverse adolescents. Exemplar and Consensual Qualitative Research methods were used to explore 30 interviews of adolescents aged 12 to 21 years ("M" = 17.73 years) representing eight religions and six countries from around…
Descriptors: Religion, Adolescents, Spiritual Development, Qualitative Research