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Pressure cooker youth work : a policy evaluation of personal development policy goals of the MDT Missie community service project

Dalen, N.E. van (2022) Pressure cooker youth work : a policy evaluation of personal development policy goals of the MDT Missie community service project.

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Abstract:This thesis covers a study that is focused on the research question ‘To what extent is the MDT Missie community service course effective in achieving the personal development goals for participating youths established in its policy?’. This question is asked in the context of public policy evaluations, and focuses specifically on an assessment of the policy of the MDT Missie project on personal development of participating youths. MDT Missie is a project in which participants are voluntarily challenged with military experiences and volunteering. A theoretical framework on personal development was constructed and subsequently personal development of the course’s participants was tested via the before-and-after design. Data for this analysis was collected via two surveys dispersed to course participants. Additionally interviews were conducted with course instructors and organisers to gain in-depth data. The results of this study indicate that personal development to a limited extent, mainly in the form of increased discipline and goalsetting abilities. These results add to current existing research on the possibilities of youth personal development via community service. By doing so, this research also tests if the MDT Missie policy can be expanded regarding its possibility as mandatory addition to the Dutch education curriculum.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:88 social and public administration
Programme:Public Administration MSc (60020)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/93750
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