Description of the Research with the YES
In this study, we employed the Youth Experience Survey to ask
a representative sample of eleventh graders about their learning
experiences in youth activities and programs. The survey was conduced
in 19 schools across Illinois, which were selected to obtain a sample
of approximately 2,200 students with representative numbers of
lower/working class and middle/upper-middle class youth across ethnically
diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities. A mobile computer system
was employed to administer the survey and its branching routines
permited the sampling of a comprehensive range of youth programs.
The objective of this study was to "map" youths' learning
experiences- to inventory how regularly adolescents report 23 types of
developmental experiences across the full variety of voluntary organized
youth activities: from sports to arts to service groups, and from
school-based to community-based programs.
Contact Information
For updated information and questions about the YES project, please contact
David Hansen, University of Kansas
Email: dhansen1@ku.edu
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