This report presents the findings of focus groups convened to determine what the parents of youth participants in the New York City Beacons think about the program. The Beacons initiative is a comprehensive model of school-community-family partnerships undertaken by New York City in 1991. The initiative originally enabled 10 community-based…

This fact sheet resource is packed with the latest research and information on how children and youth spend their non-school hours, how they benefit from afterschool activities and much more. Sections include: (1) Children and youth today; (2) Health and well-being; (3) Children and youth spend time after school in a variety of ways; (4) Children…

Examines the Institutes in various rural areas and shows how the combined effort of State, community and local groups have gone far to add to the growth and development of society as well as the individual. (RB)

The author, a member of the Israeli Ministry of Education andCulture, discusses educational relevance in relation to several youth projects and institutions. (JM)

Discusses services provided by group job search programs; describes two job search programs that train youth in job seeking and job application skills; examines outcomes of the two youth programs; and suggests that group job search programs can be effective in promoting youth's entrance into the labor market. (Author/MJL)

Analyzes data from a juvenile diversion program which seem to indicate that as program services increased, the likelihood of participant recidivism increased. Maintains that the unexpected findings resulted from flaws in data recording within the program and suggests that program designs should incorporate evaluation strategies in order to ensure…

Illustrates the student-directed service learning process at work in Youth Educational Services (Y.E.S.), begun 14 years ago, and focuses on the uniqueness of student-directed and student-initiated programs. (ERB)

A major inference from the results of this study involved the overall emphasis of the Future Farmers of America (FFA). FFA should continue to stress individual student participation locally to fulfill its aims and objectives. State and national activities should serve to build additional personal development of the advanced students and serve as…

Guidelines are provided which focus on adapting sports to meet the needs of each individual child. A study is described which illustrates the way in which a T-Ball program was adapted to meet the needs of seven- and eight-year-old children. (JN)

Describes a program in which high school students from St. Paul, Minnesota volunteer at the local Red Cross. Cites examples of students who entered the volunteer program with personal problems and were able to overcome them through meaningful work experience at the Red Cross. (Author/GC)

Reviews history of drug programs and offers a plan to decrease adolescent drug abuse by utilizing an array of noneducational resources including youth oriented media. Achieving this goal will permit educational programs to shift their energies and resources back to primary prevention and away from intervention and treatment. (Author)

Past employment and training policy has been conducted largely outside the educational establishment; however, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act marks some new complementary roles for schools and is forcing schools to provide services to groups of students that have been previously ignored. (BM)

The training program described is designed to help youth sports coaches relate more effectively to their players. (JD)

Described is a backpacking program designed to introduce teenagers to wilderness appreciation. The wilderness camping experience is designed to foster social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth along with teaching outdoor living skills and presenting natural science topics. (RE)