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Keywords

Youth--Services for--China--Hong Kong; Young volunteers in social service--China--Hong Kong; Young volunteers in social service; Youth--Services for; China--Hong Kong; Academic theses;

Abstract

Human Service organizations face various challenges to providing services for their clients. Several studies pointed out the benefits of inter-organizational collaboration and youth participation. Both concepts share some common beliefs and values. They may have a role in contributing to solutions and improvements. The purpose of this study was to examine if and how youth service organizations in Hong Kong involve young people in inter-organizational collaboration. The study was designed to answer: (a) What are the characteristics of inter-organizational collaborations? (b) Is youth participation being included in inter-organizational collaboration? ( c) In what stage do young people participate in the process of interorganizational collaboration? (d) At what level do young people participate in the stage of inter-organizational collaboration? The respondents for the study were the youth workers of children and youth member centers of Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). The analysis of the data revealed the following significant findings to answer the above questions: (a) The characteristics of inter-organizational collaborations are: over 40 % of the projects collaborated with secondary school only. The majority of the projects (72.5 %) shared more than one resource in the collaborative relationships. The service recipients of the projects were mainly children and youth from age 6 to 24. (b) Youth participation was included in 74.4% of the inter-organizational collaborative projects. ( c) Young people were invited in all four collaboration stages. ( d) The participative levels the young people could reach were mostly on consultative, representative and participative levels, except when defining social problems, needs and issues. The respondents were still the ones took the initial step to begin the collaborative projects.

Year of Submission

2006

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

First Advisor

Christopher Edginton

Second Advisor

Rodney Dieser

Third Advisor

Kathleen Scholl

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Date Original

2006

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en

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