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Direct linkMariano, Jenni Menon – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Initially drawing from, yet then expanding on the research discussed in this volume, this article discusses specific measures that practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can take to support purpose among youth. Strategies for educators include utilizing practical purpose teaching tools, such as purpose interviews, purpose-related…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Change Strategies, Achievement Need, Goal Orientation
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Download full textLevitt, John L.; And Others – 1981
This paper summarizes a diverse body of literature on Achievement Place, a community-based program for juveniles in group home settings. The program's Teaching-Family treatment model is described in detail as a base for presenting findings about its ability to change behaviors. Preliminary data from follow-up studies of attempts to extend the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Caseworker Approach, Change Strategies
