E-Studies 

In 2015, NorthStar began partnering with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota to bring fellowship papers to life through the Hubert Project, an online collection of e-studies, e-cases, video briefs and peer reviewed content from across the world. The e-studies linked below are authored by NorthStar Alumni.

• Rights-Based Youth Work
• A Youth Work Lens on Human Development
• Taking Action Toward Equity in Youth Work

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This e-study tells the story of three experienced youth workers who have embraced a rights-based approach to their work with young people. People who work with and on behalf of youth are invited to look critically at their own practices as well as the youth policy stances of the organization and community in which they work.

Content of this e-study focuses on: 

• Youth-centered engagement strategies across youth-serving professions
• Media consent forms and the rights of young people to give consent to their own image
• Evaluation and program planning through a rights-based approach

​Authors: 
Lindsay Walz ('12)
Ellie Kunkel ('15)
​Julie Richards ('15)

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Successful youth workers build relationships supported by mutual respect, personal choice, voluntary participation and quality, informal learning. This e-study explores how the values and principles of a “youth work lens” can offer new strategies for both youth and staff engagement in youth-serving agencies--advocating for policy and practice that honors the development of people across the lifespan.

Content of the e-study focuses on:

• Youth work supervision and professional learning
• Models to engage youth as staff
• Accountability through the use of reflection circles

Authors:
Angel Peluso ('12)
Phil Rooney ('14)
​Shaina Abraham ('12)

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Equity is a critical issue for all youth workers, program leaders, and policy-makers to understand and act upon, both in their relationships and decision-making. This e-study will help users learn to navigate power-sharing between dominant and marginalized voices for more equitable policies and practices at an individual, organizational and systemic level.

Content of this e-study focuses on: 

• Strengthening individual awareness through reflection and authentic action
• Rethinking organizational norms to build solidarity
• Challenging systemic frameworks that lead to inequitable policy
• Case Study: The Impact of Equity on Undocumented Youth

Authors: 
Angela Bonfiglio ('16)
Kathryn Sharpe ('16)
Monica McDaniel ('15)
Therese Genis ('17)