The purpose of this paper is to chronicle the efforts of Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC), an outdoor experiential education service program, to establish itself as an evidence based program, highlight the constraints encountered around accomplishing this, and then suggest some alternative routes to those currently available. RMYC is typical of…

This article analyzes the Know Your Rights Camp's "Speaking Out Against the Violence of Policing and Oppression: A Political Education Curriculum" from the campaign founded by Colin Kaepernick. The article evaluates the curriculum with a multifaceted perspective, specifically, the approach to inform learners about their foundational…

Peer education programs are a popular approach to preventing HIV infection among adolescents. While the programs show promise for effectively preventing HIV among the peers who are provided education, little evaluation research has been conducted to determine if the peer educators themselves experience knowledge, attitude, and behavior changes. A…

This paper tells the story of the multi-layered translational process of the Drug Resistance Strategies Project. The Drug Resistance Strategies Project provides an exemplar of translational scholarship, translating adolescent narratives about their substance use experiences into an efficacious, substance abuse prevention middle school curriculum.…

Details project providing teacher inservice training and curriculum development for Saskatoon Catholic schools' middle years (ages 10-15) program. Outlines phases which include establishing the model; providing inservice professional development for five school development teams; implementing, experimenting, and developing at classroom/school…

Describes the program "Unity through Diversity" and outlines the planning procedure used in its implementation. Discusses major program aspects, including the four assembly programs and the supplementary curricular materials. Students perceived the program to be educational and entertaining. (RJM)

Presented is the second component, Education and Counseling, of a special day class educational program for drug dependent minors. A major goal of the program is given to be the provision of successful academic experiences, positive rewards for desired behavior, and individual and family counseling. The behavior modification program is described,…

Recent statistics show that young people, ages 10-19 years old, are at greatest risk of violent death in modern society. Teachers and education policy-makers know that by working with students, a change in attitude can be brought about. A curriculum designed to achieve this change is presented here. The curriculum comprises a book and worksheets…

This report summarizes the discussions at a workshop convened by the Forum on Adolescence of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families. The goal of the workshop was to provide an opportunity to learn about the work and preliminary findings of 16 projects and to review the knowledge base on the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote…

Reviews statistics on youth gangs and gang violence. Discusses the socioeconomic and psychological causes of gangs and gang membership. Describes "Making the Right Connection," a gang prevention program in inner-city Catholic schools in Los Angeles, utilizing a curriculum focusing on self-esteem, personal responsibility, value formation,…

Outlines the principles and components of the "Classroom Community," a model used in an urban high school for students with emotional and behavioral problems. The model employs a shared-responsibility approach to facilitating the development of self-discipline and social responsibility. (MKA)

The program described is an attempt to create regular classroom learning experiences for teenagers which promote psychological development. Based on concepts from stage theory, the objectives of the classes are to increase the level of psychological maturity of the pupils while teaching particular psychological skills. The course is designed as a…

The development of a modularized program for secondary educational psychology students at the University of Colorado is reviewed. The beginning stages and prototype produced are described, but emphasis is on the revision of the first system. Changes in the course, covering both educational and adolescent psychology, include expansion of the number…

Describes how the Georgia State Departments of Human Resources and of Education jointly developed programs for pregnant adolescents and school-age parents through pilot projects in local school systems. After staff in-service training, a home economics teacher in each project coordinated the program and also taught parenthood, nutrition,…