Figure 2
Part (a): The title at the top of the first section reads “Data Findings.” The text below reads, “Most seen codes.” An illustration on the right shows a stack of books and two individuals carrying the globe. There are three titles arranged from left to right, with points listed under each title. Social Connections: Motivated by social connections, Bonding with familiar people, Meeting new people. Sense of Accomplishment: Getting good at something motivates them, “You realize you’re good at something, I think it’s just like, you get the relief, but also the excitement.” Responsibility: Responsible for their own actions influences them, Saving money for themselves, Working with others, and Helping others. The title at the top of the second section reads “Data Findings.” An illustration on the left shows a stack of book with a graduation hat and a globe, and another illustration on the right shows a horizontal stack of books. There are two titles arranged from left to right, with points listed under each title. Education Imperative: Learning helps stay engaged, Learning new skills creates motivation, Teaching others, and “My biggest motives is learning new skills.” Mental and Emotional Ability: Having a healthy mindset is a motivator, Important to consider. An illustration on the bottom right shows an animated human figure sitting cross-legged with arms spread out and the index finger touched to the thumb. The head is split out to reveal flowers. Part (b): The title at the top reads, “What is it? Why is Youth Engagement Important?” The newsletter-style poster is dated “Wednesday, June 5, 2025.” It highlights the following: Benefits to Youth – Researching youth engagement helps youth get an understanding of themselves. What is holding youth back from trying something new? or what is holding them back from leaving an activity? Researching youth engagement can be all about self-discovery for youth. How does an activity form a sense of identity. A quote on the bottom left against a light green background reads, “IF YOU DON’T TRY SOMETHING, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN.” Adults and Teachers – Why do Youth get involved? Teachers and adults need to understand that question. That is one reason to why we researched youth engagement. Teachers and adults can get an understanding of what makes youth stay involved and why they don’t get involved at all. Another quote on the top right reads, “The fear of holding back, a lot of people are afraid to do things, but you don’t really get to experience life if you aren’t taking the opportunities you have.” The layout is visually split into sections with text, colored quote boxes, and a footer reading “Youth, Engagement, and Research.” Part (c): The title at the top reads “What i Found in My Research.” The text below reads as follows: Social Connections – Youth engagement across all of my interviews, Social Connections played a big role in how my participants become engaged. Sense of Accomplishment – my participants really like having a sense of accomplishment in the activities they are involved in they like feeling like they have accomplished something good which makes them feel good Enjoyment – ITS FUN. fun or enjoyment definitely makes someone want to be engaged, which goes along with social connections and sense of accomplishment if you have bot of those things your probably gonna have fun.(a)–(b) Insights from the data. Youth researcher