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Martin-Storey, Alexa; Crosnoe, Robert – Applied Developmental Science, 2014
This study examined the association between adolescents' perceptions of their neighborhoods' safety and multiple elements of their functioning in school with data on 15 year olds from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (n = 924). In general, perceived neighborhood safety was more strongly associated with aspects of schooling…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Safety, Adolescents, Attitude Measures
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Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
Social inventions are new ways of solving human problems. This article reports on an action research project designed to find social inventions to reduce structural lag in four programs that support the transition to adulthood of marginalized youth in Latin America. The investigators engaged youth and staff members in identifying important…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs