Running Head: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
GU299 General Education Capstone
Week 1 Assignment “Serving Learning Organization”
Nicole Jensen
Grantham University
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Running Head: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
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Introduction
A number of American youth participate in scouting programs designed to enhance their
positive development. The likelihood of young people to join the scouting organization has
decreased along the years (Johnson & Clifton, 2010). However, when youths engage in
community initiatives as boy scouts, they are likely to impact their own adult lives through
increased social capital and better community engagement (Polson et al., 2013). This means the
most committed members of scouting programs exhibit better lives as adults. On the other hand,
service learning helps students to better serve their communities in their capacity as boy scouts.
In this case, the scouts are able to understand and conceptualize community needs and create
interventions that are guided by an increased sense of civic responsibility (WOSM, nd). This
enables them to influence other members of the community to take positive action
II.
Community Organization
Baden-Powell is credited with the founding and growth of the World Organization of the
Scout Movement (WOSM). In 1907, he brought together twenty boys from different
communities of origin in an experimental camp held at Brownsea Island, England. One year
later, an office for Boy scouts was opened in London. The world scout’s bureau was later
founded in 1920 during the first world scout conference (WOSM, n.d.).
The organization strives to create a better world by introducing scout programs in
communities and encouraging/empowering young people to join them. It focuses on
involvement, recognition and intergenerational exchange to engage the youth and to help them
achieve their full potential (WOSM, n.d.). Its mission is “to contribute to the education of young
people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world
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where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society " (WOSM,
n.d.). this means that the organization provides educative programs that improve the lives of the
youthful population as well as their communities.
On the other hand, the organization has a vision of promoting scouting to make it the best
educational youth movement across the globe and register more than 100 million youths by
2023. It meets the needs of communities by providing service learning for the youth/students
who engage with members of the community. The students provide innovative insights and
create interventions that when implemented enhance the wellbeing of their communities. In
doing so, WOSM promotes unity within communities and creates a better understanding of
scouting principles to facilitate its growth.
III.
Conclusion
The American youths of today are less likely to participate in community programs when
compared to those in the past. Indeed, fewer young adults (20-30 years old) than older men
report having been in the Boy Scouts (Johnson & Clifton, 2010). The world youth organization
provides numerous opportunities for the youth to participate in scouting programs to ensure that
specific community needs are met in an organized way. Both students and the community benefit
from service learning through the organization. According to Vizenor, Souza and Ertmer (2017),
student-community partnerships create significant positive impact to the members of the
community. In this case, most Communities implement what student create or suggest. In some
communities, students provide new insights and new strategies that were not previously
considered by the members. The students’ participation enhances improved adult lives through
higher social capital and better community engagement
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Running Head: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
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References
Johnson, R., & Clifton, J.(2010). Younger Generations Less Likely to Join Boy Scouts. Retrieved
from http://www.gallup.com/poll/145187/Younger-Generations-Less-Likely-Join-BoyScouts.aspx
Polson, E., Kim, Y., Jang, S., Johnson, B., & Smith, B. (2013). Being Prepared and Staying
Connected: Scouting's Influence on Social Capital and Community Involvement. Social
Science Quarterly, 94(3), 758-776.
Vizenor, N., Souza, T., & Ertmer, J. (2017). Benefits Of Participating In Servicelearning,
Business-Related Classes: Assessing The Impact On The Community Partners. The
Journal Of Research In Business Education, 58(1), 1-14.
WOSM. Historical Highlights. Retrieved from https://www.scout.org/historical-highlights
WOSM. Mission, Vision and Strategy. Retrieved from https://www.scout.org/vision
Running head: RESEARCHING FOR THE FUTURE
GU299 General Education Capstone
Researching for the Future
Nicole Jensen
Grantham University
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Researching for the Future
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Introduction
One Baden-Powell founded world Organization of the Scout Movement. The
philanthropist is also credited with the growth and expansion of the WOSM. In the year 1907, he
collected close to twenty boys who came from various communities of origin. This was done in
an experimental camp at the Island of Brown Sea in England. The office was opened in London
for the Boy scouts in the year that followed. In the year 1920, the world scout's bureau would
later be founded which happened at the time of the first worlds scout conference. (Haddad,
2007).
The organization has been trying to bring forth a world that is better through various methods
such as empowering or encouraging the young people to join them and introduction of the scout
programs in the communities. The organization focuses on intergenerational to involve the
young people, aid them in realizing their potential in full, recognition and involvement. The
mission of the organization is "to contribute to the education of young people, through a value
system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are selffulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society." The mission means that the
organization endeavors to come up with the education programs that go a long way to improve
the lives of the population that is youthful and the communities in which they come from.
Future vision
The organization, on the other hand, has had the idea of the scouting promotion with the
intention of making the organization the best youth movement in as far as education is
concerned. It intends to register across the globe more than hundred million young people by the
year 2023. It meets the communities' needs through the provision of the service learning for the
students and youths who involve the community members. The students bring forth and create
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interventions as well as provision of the innovative insights. All these programs and
interventions shall uphold the wellbeing of the communities.
By doing so, the World Organization for Scouts Movement will enhance the unity among the
cities as well as creation an understanding which is better is as far as the scouting principles are
concerned in the facilitation of its growth. (Lonegren,2011).
Challenges
As the World Organization for the Scouts Movement will engage the students from the
university in the service learning, it might face many challenges. A few difficulties are set to
influence the understudies amid their administration learning in the network. Such issues may
run from a threatening society, disappointment with the work, and time limitations. Because of a
great deal of school work, understudies may neglect to have sufficient energy to take an interest
in administration learning. (Vizenor Sou, za,& Ertmer, 2017
Decent variety and Inclusion are among the six Strategic Priorities of WOSM, and its
advancement is an essential piece of the 2014-2017 Triennial Plan. Numerous Rover Scouts and
youthful grown-ups in Scouting have been engaged with noteworthy undertakings that are
having an incredible effect in their networks and bringing Scouting's concern up around there.
Improvements
The organization should join forces with associations, for example, the W.H.O to
guarantee that sustenance security is met even in the yearning driven zones. The associations are
invaluable in assuring and that the vast majorities get information concerning the association, its
accomplices and comprehend their jobs
The organization ought to think about urging volunteers to help in accomplishing their targets.
The individuals from the exploring development can be utilized in guaranteeing that the earth is
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perfect and that young people who have drawn in themselves in corrupt conduct are come to
restored and taught on the upside of residual ethically upright.
At the point when the volunteers give their opportunity to the organization, they advantage
themselves and the network as well. The volunteers can amplify their chance on more productive
issues instead of merely remaining inactive. The people group, like this, profits by its problems
being tended to and therefore explained.
Volunteering includes unreservedly offering to accomplish something while benefit learning
provides training including activity and reflection. The understudies and network get a few
advantages from administration learning. The people group and the understudies’ advantage
through an expansion in the level of class work understanding, investigation of qualities and
convictions, advancement of basic reasoning and critical thinking aptitudes. (Ward,1996).
Conclusion
Joining forces with different associations is exceptionally powerful for the running of an
association. The advantages consequently surpass the difficulties particularly in connection to
benefit learning. The accomplices utilize volunteers to fabricate limit concerning positive
change, to fortify and extend administrations and projects, lastly to assemble associations with
other organization offices.
In volunteering, a man, association or an organization offers to work for the association without
being paid while service learning is taking in an understudy which encounters a common
promoter. The administration is adapting, and this way attempts to profit the understudies and the
network model in critical thinking. The advantages help in the coherence of the network in a
reasonably decent way (Polson, Kim, Jang, Johnson, & Smith,2013).
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References
Haddad, M. A. (2007). Politics and volunteering in Japan: A global perspective. Cambridge
University Press.
Lonegren, L. (2011). Scouting for Sustainable Development. A study of young people
environmental views within the scout movement.
Polson, E., Kim, Y., Jang, S., Johnson, B., & Smith, B. (2013). Being Prepared and Staying
Connected: Scouting's Influence on Social Capital and Community Involvement. Social
Science Quarterly, 94(3),
Vizenor, N., Souza, T., & Ertmer, J. (2017). Benefits Of Participating In Service learning,
Business-Related Classes: Assessing The Impact On The Community Partners. The
Journal Of Research In Business Education, 58(1), 1-14.
Ward, K. (1996). Service-Learning and Student Volunteerism: Reflections on Institutional
Commitment.
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Running head: SERVICE LEARNING
GU299 General Education Capstone
Week 2 Assignment “Researching Community Partnerships”
Nicole Jensen
Grantham University
SERVICE LEARNING
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Introduction
Service learning is one of the experimental education processes where learning takes
place through a series of defined action and reflection (Brengle, R. G, 1999). In this case,
students work as a team through engaging whatever they learn, to problems affecting the
community and at the same time shimmering upon their experience during the education process
for the sake of their community and for their own sake. Community partnerships, on the other
hand, refer to a formal set up which engages a school with individuals, associations, private and
public sector organizations for the purpose of providing a particular program, service or resource
that is aimed at enabling the students to achieve in a greater way (Ward, K, 1996).
When students and the communities’ partner in service learning opportunities, they
plough back some noticeable benefits. Discipline is enhanced among students as particular rules
drive them. The community also develops some discipline skills in their interaction with the
students and other inhabitants. It is through service activities where genuine community needs
are met and problems affecting the community addressed. Students may find themselves idle and
if not put into action may end up doing things that are not considered to be morally upright (Erin
Marie Burke Brown, 2015). With the service learning, students are provided with meaningful
tasks and are allowed to do both formative and summative assessment.
However, some challenges are set to affect the students during their service learning in
the community. Such problems may range from a hostile society, dissatisfaction with the work,
and time constraints. Due to a lot of school work, students may fail to have time to participate in
service learning. The world organization of the scouts’ movement is capable of being a thriving
community partner. Its potential can be attributed to the various success history that it has set in
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the past. The organization is well established and dedicated to work in conjunction with the
community for the betterment of its stakeholders.
Community Partnerships
The world scouts’ organization has partnered with various companies, businesses, and
organizations. Some of its partners include United Nations organization, International boys’
scouts, Troop 1, the boys’ scouts of the United Nations, and many Universities globally. The
partnerships are advantageous in ensuring that the roles of the organization are spread and
accomplished diversely, the problems affecting a group of people or the entire community are
solved with much more ease, and that most people get knowledge concerning the organization,
its partners and understand their roles (Epstein, J. L, 1995). The organization no longer maintains
partnerships with the UN environment though efforts are being put to renew the partnerships.
The companies were ended due to disagreements that aroused and the changes in 2015 as a result
of changes in office control.
The organization should partner with organizations such as the W.H.O to ensure that
food security is met even in the hunger driven areas.
Volunteers
The organization uses volunteers to accomplish most of its tasks. For example, the
members of the scouting movement are used in ensuring that the environment is clean and that
youths who have engaged themselves in immoral behavior are reached, rehabilitated and
educated on the advantage of remaining morally upright. The organization’s partners may also
volunteer in providing aid and resources where required.
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When the volunteers give their time to the organization, they benefit themselves and the
community too. The volunteers can maximize their time on more constructive issues rather than
just staying idle. The community, in turn, benefits from its problems being addressed and
consequently solved (Austin, A. W, 2000). Volunteering involves freely offering to do
something while service learning involves education involving action and reflection. The
students and community get some benefits from service learning. The community and the
students benefit through an increase in the level of class work understanding, exploration of
values and beliefs, development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Conclusion
Partnering with other organizations is very effective for the running of an organization.
The benefits automatically exceed the challenges especially in relation to service learning. The
partners use volunteers to build capacity for positive change, to strengthen and expand services
and programs, and finally to build connections with other partnership agencies (Vizenor, N,
2007). In volunteering, a person, organization or a company offers to work for the organization
without being paid while in service learning a student experiences a mutual benefactor. Service
learning, therefore, works to benefit the students and the community example in problemsolving. The benefits aid in the continuity of the community in a rather good manner.
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References
Astin, A. W., Vogelgesang, L. J., Ikeda, E. K., & Yee, J. A. (2000). How service learning affects
students.
Bringle, R. G., & Hatcher, J. A. (1999). Reflection in service learning: Making meaning or
experience. Educational horizons, 17
Epstein, J. L. (1995). School/family/community partnerships. Phi delta kappan, 76(9), 701.
Furco, A. (1996). Service-learning: A balanced approach to experiential education.
Vizenor, N., Souza, T., & Ertmer, J. (2017). Benefits Of Participating In Servicelearning,
Business-Related Classes: Assessing The Impact On The Community Partners. The
Journal Of Research In Business Education, 58(1), 1-14.
Ward, K. (1996). Service-Learning and Student Volunteerism: Reflections on Institutional
Commitment.
Running head: Researching Cultural Challenges
GU299 General Education Capstone
Week 3 Assignment “Researching Cultural Challenges”
Nicole Jensen
Grantham University
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Researching Cultural Challenges
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Introduction
The World Organization Scout Movement is a community organization founded in 1920 that
strives to create a better world through the vigorous implementation of scouting programs. The
target population is the American youth since the organization brings together youth from
different communities. The mission of the organization is “to contribute to the education of
young individual's, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build
a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in
society." This links to the service that the organization does since it seeks to promote the youth
population and make them realize their full potential. The boy's scout movement is just one of
the many initiatives the organization has in place and seeks to involve the young generation into
development issues through the provision of educational programs that assist in the improvement
of lives for the young population and the communities that they reside in (Scheidlinger, S, 1948).
Humanitarian considerations
Today the American youth faces various challenges that obstruct their path to success, and
these challenges include drugs, materialism, and disparity in education. Today the youth are
more focused on these aspects that they forget their target in life hence to eradicate this issue
from the community. Creating of programs and events bring people from different communities
together and in this case, the organization engages in solidarity work unifying and binding
different people together as one and allowing them to work together and join their brains to solve
problems in the communities. To become more productive in solidarity work the organization
can include curriculum education in the sense that since the youth from different places come
together and learn different perspectives of life the process has to be involved in the current
educational system and allow even more youth into the program. The educational program
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doesn't necessarily have to be during learning hours or even during weekdays but a particular
time has to be set every week to allow the youth to participate in community development
(Stewart, T., & Webster, N. (Eds.), 2011).
Cultural Challenges
The most common challenge is the language spoken since people from different
communities have different languages and cultures which will hinder the mode of
communication making the projects in the organization slow and sometimes unachieved. Another
issue is the difference in opinion since the population of the organization has a different way of
viewing different aspects, and the incoming group has another way of considering different
perspectives. The primary challenge is bridging the different perspectives and allow the youth to
work together in projects. The university may bridge this gap by issuing advance notices
allowing students to come to terms with the organizational process and in addition to that assist
students in preparing for the engagement and thus the organizational process may be successful
(Serc.carleton.edu, 2018).
Roadblocks
The potential liability that the organization may face is the extensive financing of the while
activity. Since different students have different perspectives then getting them acquitted to the
organization's process will require advance training hence in most instances the financials
aspects of organizational management will be the primary liability. The organization has had no
issues in the past that show a poor reflection on the university however students have the risk of
time constraints and meaningful contribution to the various projects. Additionally, students have
the challenge of integration with the course content hence these issues relate to the diverse
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cultural population since every population contains students from different communities with
different perceptions that may not favor integration (T. Elijah Hawkes, 2013).
Conclusion
Due to language issues, the integration of the course content will remain to be the most
pressing issue for the organization in its efforts to assist the youth in development. Additionally,
this may lead to disagreement in working together hence the projects may not work out and
fulfill their potential. The university has the upper hand in assisting the resolution to these issues
since they have the students on a curriculum basis enabling them to prepare the students in
advance for the organization program schedule. In other words, instead of the organization
training the participants the university may take that responsibility and allow the organization to
have a smooth project process. However, the potential risk to the university is a mix-up with
normal educational processes. In this case, the university risk of mixing the organizational
programs with the standard curriculum process and thus time constraints may not favor the
university.
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References
Scheidlinger, S. (1948). A comparative study of the boy scout movement in different national and
social groups. American Sociological Review, 13(6), 739-750.
Serc.carleton.edu. (2018). “Challenges of Service-Learning.” Retrieved from;
https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/service/challenges.html
Servicelearning.utk.edu. (2018). “Learning Teaching. Risk Management.” Retrieved from;
https://servicelearning.utk.edu/faculty-resources/risk-management/
Stewart, T., & Webster, N. (Eds.). (2011). Exploring cultural dynamics and tensions within
service learning. IAP.
T. Elijah Hawkes. (2013). “The Problem with Service Learning.” Retrieved from;
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/t-elijah-hawkes/the-problem-with-service_b_3768522.html
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