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The Growing Out-of-School Time Field: Past, Present, and Future. Current Issues in Out-of-School Time
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Malone, Helen Janc, Ed.; Donahue, Tara, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017
The Information Age Publishing new book series, Current Issues in Out-of-School Time, is designed with a purpose to disseminate original research and promising practices that further the Out-of-School Time (OST) field. This first book sets the foundation on which the series rests upon, by offering an analysis of the progress made since the 2000s,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Community Programs To Promote Youth Development.
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Eccles, Jacquelynne, Ed.; Gootman, Jennifer Appleton, Ed. – 2002
This report is the product of a 2-year project during which the Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth, a 15-member panel, evaluated and integrated the current science on adolescent health and development with research and findings regarding program design, implementation, and evaluation of community programs for youth. It highlights…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Community Programs, Financial Support, Program Effectiveness
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Contributor; Board on Children Youth and Families, Contributor; Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth, Contributor; Jacquelynne Eccles, Editor; Jennifer Appleton Gootman, Editor – National Academies Press, 2002
After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Youth Programs, Adolescents, Adolescent Development
A Leader's Guide to the Struggle To Be Strong: How To Foster Resilience in Teens.
Wolin, Sybil; Desetta, Al; Hefner, Keith – 2000
This guide gives adults specific and practical methods for encouraging youth to identify their strengths and to develop resilience. It links 30 teen stories written in the Youth Communication youth development program with 7 resiliencies identified by Drs. Sybil and Steven Wolin of Project Resilience. The resiliencies of insight, independence,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Community Programs, Coping