Evaluation of a school-based internship program for Chinese immigrant adolescents in the United States.
The experiences of five Chinese immigrant adolescents who became participatory action researchers (PAR) (Fine et al,, 2002) through a school-based internship program in the United States are analyzed and presented. Evaluation of the project was conducted using content analysis of student researchers' journal entries. Discovery Oriented Approach analysis (Mahrer & Boulet, 1999; Mahrer 1988) was implemented and revealed the following main domains: Learning and Growth, Program Evaluation, Adjustment and Coping, Identity Development and Social Role, Pride, Social Support, Empathy, and Group Process. Implications for conducting PAR with ethnic minority populations are discussed in the context of the participants' experiences with cultural adjustment.
Ching
Alison M
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Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc., San Francisco, California, USA.
Yeh
Christine J
CJ
Siu
Wing Yin
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Wu
Katherine A
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Okubo
Yuki
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D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D009511:New England; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000379:methods; D012574:Schools; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult