How do we effectively connect youth to new learning experiences? Hive Research Lab explored this problem of practice within the Hive NYC Learning Network, a community of informal educational organizations dedicated to supporting digital learning. In the network, we came to call this the ‘brokering problem,’ one that was oriented towards supporting long-term and interest-driven youth pathways that spanned multiple contexts.
Included in this page are a set of practice briefs developed through our collaborative work – short form resources describing practical approaches identified through research that support the process of connecting youth to opportunity through brokering.
PB#3: Finding “Fit” When Connecting Youth to Future Learning Opportunities
PB#5: Internal Pathways: “Leveling Up” Youth within an Informal Learning Organization
PB#6: Brokering to Disrupt Power: How to Leverage Brokering Practices to Support Equity Outcomes
PB#7: Linking Youth to Professional Worlds through Informal Digital Learning Programs
PB#8: Not just a Teacher, also a Connector: Increasing Educator Brokering Orientation and Capacity
PB#9: Capstone as Stepping Stone: Leveraging End-of-Program Events for Pathway-Building
PB#11: Staying Connected: Organizational Approaches to Ongoing Youth Re-engagement
Brokering Youth Pathways 