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Povilaitis, Victoria; Tamminen, Katherine A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2018
There is currently a lack of theoretically based research regarding positive youth development (PYD) and youth in recreational sport settings, including residential summer sport camps. This qualitative research study explored the ways in which positive developmental experiences are facilitated at a residential summer sport camp. Using a case study…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Residential Programs, Summer Programs, Team Sports
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Kurtines, William M.; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Berman, Steven L.; Lorente, Carolyn Cass; Briones, Ervin; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Albrecht, Richard; Garcia, Arlen J.; Arrufat, Ondina – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
The Miami Youth Development Project (YDP) had its beginnings in the early 1990s as a grassroots response to the needs of troubled (multiproblem) young people in the community (Arnett, Kurtines, & Montgomery, 2008, this issue). YDP is an important outcome of efforts to create positive youth development interventions that draw on the strengths…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Community Needs, Intervention, Young Adults
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Kortsch, Gabrielle; Kurtines, William M.; Montgomery, Marilyn J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
The study reported in this paper, a Multistage Longitudinal Comparative (MLC) Design Stage II evaluation conducted as a planned preliminary efficacy evaluation (psychometric evaluation of measures, short-term controlled outcome studies, etc.) of the Changing Lives Program (CLP), provided evidence for the reliability and validity of qualitative…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Research Methodology, Validity