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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"youth programs"”.
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Reframing: How staff help youth overcome episodes of anxiety in youth programs
… know how to respond or help. Research suggests youth programs support social-emotional learning, including the development of emotion regulation skills (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger, 2011). This study explores how adult program leaders respond to youth who are experiencing …
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The translation of media technology skills to community mobilization in youth programs
… is especially valuable for community organizing. Youth media programs can play a great role in the development of media technology as a community-building tool. This study proposes that a key way to bring youth into community mobilization efforts is through their interest in media and their …
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Engaging Adolescents in Organized Youth Programs: An Analysis of Individual and Contextual Factors
… engagement process revealed four factors: (1) youth receiving verbal encouragement and strategic feedback from the leaders, (2) leaders' efforts to monitor the setting for the presence of diversions and exciting or novel activities, (3) youth experience of positive interpersonal relationships …
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The formation of adolescents' trust in adult leaders at project-based youth programs
… Brown, 2007; Werner & Smith, 2001). Fortunately, youth programs appear to be fertile contexts for the formation of trusting youth-adult leader (Y-AL) relationships. The word “trust” appears throughout literature on youth programs, particularly in regards to relationships with adult leaders. …
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Profiles of Inclusion in Recreational Settings: A Case Study of Youth Programs in a Small Midwestern Community
… children with special needs in recreational and youth development arenas, such as sports teams, scouting, and drop-in recreation centers has not been discussed or researched to nearly the same extent. But the lives of youngsters with disabilities do not end when they exit their classrooms. This …
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The civic development of youth of color in urban community-based youth programs: Understanding process and context
Community-based youth organizing programs (CBYOs) have been identified as particularly favorable contexts for youth civic engagement (Flanagan & Faison, 2001; Kirshner, 2004). Yet few studies have explored the developmental processes whereby youth become civically engaged through participation in …
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U.K. youth television: moral panic and the process of U.S. adaptation in Skins
U.K. youth television increasingly gains popularity in the U.S. as international format sales and online viewing increases. Both U.S. and U.K. youth television are produced in an environment o f moral panic over youth. Y outh programs in the U.K. address the moral panic of"Broken Britain" and …
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Developmentally Appropriate Evaluations: How Evaluation Practices Differ Across Age of Participants
… designs, and methods to be responsive to a youth population? This study used an experimental simulation in which practicing evaluators designed an evaluation of a hypothetical tutoring program and were randomly assigned to the program serving children, adolescents, or young adults. Results …
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Prosocial development in the context of organized youth activities
… to determine the types of prosocial behaviors youth engage in within organized youth activities, and determine if these behaviors are related to developing increased prosocial reasoning and behavior in other contexts of their lives. A sample of youth participating in a longitudinal study of …
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Bridge building : afterschool activities, youth social networks, and community development
… for afterschool activities. These afterschool programs may contribute to community development by expanding social networks, providing new channels for the flow of information and resources to low income neighborhoods. Drawing on research and literature from the fields of sociology, political …
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Motivations of elders who volunteer with youth in intergenerational programs
Intergenerational programs have been found to benefit both the youths and elders who participate in them. Successful programs that serve youth are dependent on obtaining sufficient older adult volunteers. However, program directors report a shortage of older volunteers, despite various recruitment …
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How teens learn teamwork: agentic and constructive peer processes
… proclaimed as a valuable contemporary skill set. Youth programs provide distinct opportunities for young people to develop collaborative competencies. The current study examines the developmental experiences of teamwork in a residential summer camp setting. This dissertation analyzes youth’s …
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A Rudimentary Framework Of The Emergence Of Naturally-Occurring Mentorships
<p>Cross-age relationships between youth and adults that develop organically outside the construct of youth programs are examples of natural mentoring relationships. In the United States, research has demonstrated the positive impact of these mentorships. Scholars have begun applying concepts …
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Perspectives from parent-adolescent dyads on parental engagement in their adolescents' out-of-school programs
… involvement in adolescents' out-of-school programs. As part of a larger study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 adolescents in youth programs and their parents separately. Youth were 13-18 years old (M = 15.9, SD = 1.2). Also, youth were a diverse sample of 14 Latino/a …
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(Re)Imagining Black Youth: Negotiating the Social, Political, and Institutional Dimensions of Urban Community-Based Educational Spaces
Literature on community-based youth programs generally depicts these spaces as valuable settings that support the academic, social, and emotional development of young people (Eccles & Gootman, 2002; Ginwright, 2009; McLaughlin, 2000). However, little research has explored how these organizations …
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Youth Experiences of Organized Activities and Violence: Trends and Interrelationships
Organized youth activities contribute to positive development by engaging with a favorable and supervised social environment. This dissertation research explored the influence of organized youth activities such as school-based, community-based, and faith-based activities on youth violence such as …
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A study of the agricultural extension service in the United States (North Carolina) and the agricultural extension service in Ghana
… methods used to carry out the Extension programs, variety of programs and methods of reporting and evaluation of programs. Ten important recommendations resulted from the study for the improvement of the Agricultural Extension Service in Ghana. 1. That laws or decrees be enacted to …
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The Role Of Education System In Preparing Youth For Agricultural Career Decisions And Aspirations: Exploring Ways To Attract More Youth To Engage In Agriculture And Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Tanzania
Youth intention to pursue a career in agriculture and entrepreneurship is influenced by the knowledge they acquire through formal, informal, and nonformal settings. Changing youth perception of agriculture is essential for agriculture and youth development. The purpose of the study was to examine …
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School-based extracurricular activity participation of high school youth with disabilities
… disabilities in school-based extracurricular programs. Survey data were collected from 71 high school youth from 10 different schools in East Central Illinois. Interviews were conducted with a subset of nine high participating students and nine low or non-participating students, followed by …
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More Than Road Trips and Rangers in Flat Hats: Recognizing Millennial Perceptions of the National Park Service to Effectively Engage the Next Generation of Park Stewards
… resources. The NPS has a long history of youth engagement and outreach, in both natural and cultural resources, illustrating its importance to the agency. Looking to the future, it is imperative that the NPS supports youth engagement and outreach in a more productive and inclusive way.
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