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Youth Development Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Youth Professionals as Consumers of Research

University:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln logo
Course Number:
CYAF 863
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
August 24, 2026 - December 18, 2026

Overview

Course Description

This course helps youth development professionals understand and evaluate research reports to reduce anxiety about applying research results and theories to practice. Specific emphasis is on research and theory reports related to youth development.

Contacts

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

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Textbooks

How to Read, Evaluate and Use Research
Nichols, S.L., Schutz, P.A., & Bahena, S.
ISBN: 9781544361482
Publisher: Sage

Research and the Field of Child and Youth Care 9781773382968- e-text
Gharabaghi, K.
ISBN: 9781773382944
Publisher: Canadian Scholars

Course Access

Canvas at UNL

UNL Graduate Studies will email students with information (student name, email, and NU ID) and instructions for accessing UNL classes. For undergraduate students in the ECEMS program, Mel Sedlacek will email students with information and instructions for accessing UNL classes. Students will claim their UNL account by setting a password and security questions. Once students claim their ID, they will be able to access their courses at https://canvas.unl.edu/. Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.

Please contact the UNL campus coordinator listed below with any questions.

Mel Sedlacek for Early Care & Education, Early Childhood & Family Policy, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Youth Development, and Community Development
Kelly Durkin for Dietetics
Melissa Sailors for Ag Systems Management & Technology, Animal Science, Food Safety & Defense, Grassland Management, Horticulture, and Quantitative Genetics & Genomics

 

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Meet Our Faculty

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University Contact

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