Responsibility-Based Youth Programs Evaluation: Investigating the Investigations |
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| Authors: | Don Hellion David Walsh |
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| Institution: | 1. the Jane Addams College of Social Work and the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago , E-mail: hellison@uic.edu;2. the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicap |
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| Abstract: | The personal–social responsibility model (RM), a physical activity program model orignally intended for for underserved, has been used in physical activity and other programs for a wide range of children and youth in a number of states and several other countries. While RM's presence in practice is generally acknowledged, some in the academic community have criticized its weak empirical base. We address this criticism by reviewing 26 studies that have investigated the impact of RM on underserved and/or at-risk youth since its inception. Because field research encompesses a wide array of approaches, issues related to design and methodology are explored in an effort to provide a rational basis for this work. Implications for theory, practice, and public policy are drawn from this review. |
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