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Youth Development: Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings, 2nd Edition
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Witt, Peter A., Ed.; Caldwell, Linda L., Ed. – Sagamore-Venture, 2018
Out-of-school time (OST) settings are powerful contexts for youth development when programs and services are intentionally designed. "Youth Development Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings" increases the capacity of students and professionals to facilitate youths' optimal transition to adulthood through maximizing the…
Descriptors: Student Development, Adolescent Development, Youth Programs, After School Programs
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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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
Adolescents, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens through Brief Interventions.
Monti, Peter M., Ed.; Colby, Suzanne M., Ed.; O'Leary, Tracy A., Ed. – 2001
This publication reviews a variety of empirically supported approaches to dealing with alcohol and drug problems in adolescents. Its focus is to provide motivationally based brief interventions that can be delivered in a variety of contexts address key developmental considerations and draw on the latest knowledge about the processes of addictive…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Modification