PhD programs in Youth Devlpmnt/Social change

[Pam Garza]

Daniel,

You are totally right and at least two organizations are in the process of 
trying to collect information and make it available to the field on 
websites.  One is NIOST and they have been putting work development 
information on their website for people to access.  The second is the 
National Collaboration for Youth where I work.  I am currently responsible 
for a two year project funded by Lilly Endowment at the National 
Collaboration for Youth to increase organization's access to information 
that will help them further attract, develop and retain high-quality youth 
development workers.  In the next year the NYDIC.org website will have a 
map of resources that prepare or develop youth development workers and 
also refer them to other websites that have additional information. 

I was glad to see the many degree programs already mentioned. 

I didn't see mentioned the online degree program offered by a collective 
of Universities as part of the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education 
Alliance. http://www.gpidea.org/prospective/ydprogram.html   I am also a part of conversations about Ph.D. level and other degree 
programs specifc to youth development and community youth development but 
this work is at the conversation phase.  We are working on a national 
convening to discuss the topic of preparing and developing youth workers 
and will keep people informed through our networks and website. 

The emphasis from the request on a combination of both youth development 
and social change is certainly important and I am anxious to learn more 
about this area specifically.

Pam Garza
Director
National Youth Development Learning Network
National Collaboration for Youth 

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