MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'New Directions for Youth Development' source. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:34:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625633&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.431 AbstractInitially drawing from, yet then expanding on the research discussed in this volume, this article discusses specific measures that practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can take to support purpose among youth. Strategies for educators include utilizing practical purpose teaching tools, such as purpose interviews, purpose‐related discussions, whole classroom and school community games, and purpose survey methodologies. Research strategies include expanding the study of youth purpose to more diverse groups of young people, and developing more succinct tools to assess purpose in research. Finally, the article discusses policy measures to promote purpose, including modification of current academic testing practices, expanding the breadth of course and extracurricular experienc... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625633 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625632&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.430 This article presents the results of an empirical investigation testing whether reflecting on and discussing one's core values, life goals, and purposes in life has benefits for later purpose, as well as later life satisfaction. The study involved a pretest/posttest experimental design with 102 college students, with posttest measures administered nine months later. Results showed that those who engaged in the guided discussion of their values, life goals, and purpose (compared to those who did not) benefited in terms of their goal directedness and life satisfaction and that the benefits for life satisfaction were partially attributable to changes in goal directedness. The article concludes by highlighting implications for practitioners of all kinds, including parents, with recommendations... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625632 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625631&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.429 AbstractResearch in the past decade suggests that a persistent achievement gap between students from low‐income minority backgrounds and higher‐income white backgrounds may be rooted in theories of student motivation and youth purpose. Yet limited research exists regarding the role of purpose on positive youth development as it pertains to academic achievement. Using a sample of 209 high school students, this study examines the effectiveness of an intervention designed to promote purpose development and internal control over academic success in high school students from a low‐socioeconomic‐status community. Findings reveal that a short‐term intervention was effective in significantly increasing internal control over academic success and purpose in life for students participating ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625631 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625630&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.428 This article reports the results of a quasi‐experimental pilot study and follow‐up focus group that evaluated Make Your Work Matter, a three‐module, school‐based intervention designed to help adolescent youth explore, discover, and enact a sense of purpose in their early career development. Participants were eighth‐grade students. Compared to the control group, the intervention group reported increases in several outcomes related to purpose‐centered career development, such as a clearer sense of career direction; a greater understanding of their interests, strengths, and weaknesses; and a greater sense of preparedness for the future. However, no significant differences were found on items directly related to purpose, calling, and prosocial attitudes. These results inform the on... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625630 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625629&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.427 AbstractMany rural youth leave their small home towns, at least temporarily, to pursue education and work opportunities after high school. A strong sense of purpose will likely help these young people navigate their transition to adulthood away from the comforts of home. A case study of high school students in a remote rural county in the Pacific Northwest using survey and ethnographic data showed that traditional out‐of‐school activities (for example, sports, theater, band, Future Farmers of America) and community‐based activities (for example, community symphony, community classes, community events), along with work experiences, were all important for developing a strong sense of purpose. The case study points to the important role small rural schools can play in supporting youth a... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625629 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625628&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.426 AbstractResearchers contend that committing to an inspiring purpose in life is an important component of healthy identity development for adolescents; however, little research has focused on how identity and purpose develop together. Therefore, the study followed a sample of eight adolescent purpose exemplars for five years in order to develop a grounded model of the way these two constructs interact. Findings suggest that for adolescent purpose exemplars, the processes of identity formation and purpose development reinforce one another; the development of purpose supports the development of identity, and the development of identity reinforces purposeful commitments. Furthermore, in the adolescent purpose exemplars' lives, the purpose and identity constructs largely overlap in such a way t... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625628 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625627&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.425 This article reviews the research literature on teaching and supporting purpose in adolescence and young adulthood. An extensive search revealed that most studies on youth purpose examine psychological correlates and neglect instructional and social supports. School is an effective context for fostering purpose, yet reported approaches for explicitly instructing for purpose are rare after the early 1990s, reflecting a trend away from a language of purpose as a discrete endeavor in education since at least the 1960s. Furthermore, research on the outcomes of early purpose instruction curricula is not present in empirical journal articles. Nevertheless, a concern for fostering youth purpose has not disappeared from education; rather, it is subsumed under approaches that foster more comprehens... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625627 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625626&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.424 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625626 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5625625&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.423 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5625625 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5625625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356435&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.413 AbstractThis concluding chapter examines the emerging themes, challenges, opportunities, and next steps for ELTO. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356435 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356434&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.412 AbstractFour principals from New York City, Los Angeles, and Houston share their schools' journeys of how they expanded learning time and opportunities to best meet their students' academic and developmental needs. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356434 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356433&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.411 AbstractCitizen Schools, a national nonprofit organization, shares lessons learned through years of experience developing and sustaining effective partnerships with schools around the country. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356433 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356432&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.410 AbstractThe After‐School Corporation developed the Expanded Learning Time (ELT/NYC) initiative out of the most effective elements of after‐school programs, charter schools, and other expanded learning strategies. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356432 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356431&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.409 AbstractLA's BEST reflects on how its values‐based program‐delivery design positively affects youth development. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356431 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356430&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.408 AbstractCommunity schools expand learning time and opportunities as one important dimension of a comprehensive strategy to ensure that students are ready for college, career, and citizenship. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356430 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356429&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.407 AbstractExpanding learning time in schools by extending their schedules is a growing movement aimed at helping high‐poverty students get stronger academic skills and enjoy a more well‐rounded education and positive development. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356429 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356428&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.406 AbstractFollowing a decade of rapid expansion of afterschool enrichment programs, leaders in the field are rethinking how those programs can be designed to play a larger role in supporting student achievement and development and in strengthening school reform initiatives. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356428 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356427&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.405 AbstractIf expanded learning is going to make a real difference, then three key principles must inform how communities overcome challenges and assure equitable access to learning opportunities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356427 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356426&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.404 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356426 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356425&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.403 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356425 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5356425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057529&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.402 AbstractRecreation has the potential to be an important public policy priority; however, it must be reframed to address critical policy priorities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057529 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057528&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.401 AbstractYouth are often the primary group for parks and recreation organizations, yet recreation professionals are often not adequately prepared in the principles and practices of youth development. Similarly, youth workers outside the recreation field often lack information on basic recreation program design and activity leadership. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057528 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057527&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.400 AbstractDespite operating on the periphery of academic scholarship, adventure‐based programs can serve as the prototype for how organized and structured youth development programs should function. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057527 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057526&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.399 AbstractFor youth today to achieve their full potential, outdoor‐based play and reconnection to nature are essential. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057526 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057525&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.398 AbstractGrowth in the volume and rigor of camp research over the past decade has led to improved understanding of the value of the camp experience as a setting for positive youth development and the developmental outcomes of camp experiences for youth and adults, suggesting innovations and opportunities in the exploration of the camp experience. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057525 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057524&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.397 AbstractCommunity youth development is a transformative approach that can assist in a more equitable allocation of resources in programs that fail to engage low‐income and minority urban youth. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057524 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057523&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.396 This article describes a developmental series of coordinated stages that can enhance youth development through the integration of recreation and education activities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057523 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057522&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.395 AbstractFamily leisure involvement may provide the first and most essential context for positive youth development in today's society. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057522 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057521&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.394 AbstractPersonally meaningful and positive leisure pursuits are powerful mechanisms for adolescent development. Elements and characteristics of leisure experiences contribute directly to the development of identity, autonomy, competence, initiative, civic duty, and social connections. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057521 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057520&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.393 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057520 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057519&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.392 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057519 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5057519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708935&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.391 This article presents the thoughts and recommendations of a group of experts on these topics summarizing the current knowledge base. In brief, bullying reduction programs may be a useful early prevention effort. Television and video games with violent themes can encourage aggressive behavior, but these media can be used to teach more prosocial behavior as well. The potential copycat effects of highly publicized crimes might be diminished with more restrained reporting, although more research is needed. Finally, there is substantial evidence that increased criminal sanctions for youthful offenders have not had a deterrent effect. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708935 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708934&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.390 This article describes how the program has grown to the point that it now receives more than 100 calls per month. A series of case examples illustrates its success in responding to threatening situations, including twenty‐eight potential school attacks. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708934 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708933&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.389 AbstractAlthough there has been little academic research on the impact of placing police officers in schools, this practice has grown substantially in response to school shootings and other violent crimes in schools. With a standardized training program since 1999, the state of Virginia has law enforcement officers working in approximately 88 percent of Virginia's 631 secondary schools. Based on this experience, the state training coordinator describes how police officers should be selected and prepared to work as school resource officers. The success of school‐based law enforcement requires careful selection and specialized training of officers who can adapt to the school culture and work collaboratively with school authorities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708933 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708932&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.388 AbstractThe Swiss legal system places strong emphasis on risk assessment and treatment of potentially violent offenders. Especially after the 2001 Zug massacre, there is close cooperation between the judicial and mental health systems to prevent violence through early detection and intervention. A case study of a risk management program for a dangerous seventeen‐year‐old delinquent youth illustrates this approach. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708932 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708931&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.387 This article describes two projects designed to fill the gap between universal prevention and emergency response in preventing severe forms of school violence in Germany. The Berlin Leaking Project examined the viability of preventive efforts based on early identification of leaking behavior that often precedes targeted school attacks. Leaking refers to any behavior or communication that indicates a student is preparing to carry out a violent attack. This would include explicit or implied threats of violence, apparent fascination with prior acts of violence such as Columbine, and any evidence of planning or preparation to carry out an attack. The NETWASS project will test a training program and intervention strategy based on those findings, examining the usefulness of a threat assessment a... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708931 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708930&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.386 AbstractThe Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines were developed to help multidisciplinary school‐based teams use a decision tree to evaluate student threats and take appropriate preventive action. A main goal of this approach is to allow school‐based teams to recognize and respond to the developmental complexities of children and adolescents without resorting to the use of zero tolerance discipline. The model takes a triage approach that involves progressively more extensive assessment and intervention according to the severity of the threat and the student's intentions. The article summarizes two field test studies of the model, a study of training effects on staff attitudes and knowledge about violence prevention, and a quasi‐experimental study showing that secondary schoo... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708930 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708929&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.385 AbstractTwo case examples of school shootings in Finland illustrate the interplay between the distal, international influence of the Columbine shooting and the more immediate impact of local peer interactions involving both peer bullying at school and peer encouragement of violence through the Internet. Both cases involved emotionally troubled young men who identified with the Columbine attackers and aspired to attain notoriety through similar acts of violence. There was a sequence of missed opportunities for prevention in these shootings that occurred when the student was chronically bullied, developed serious emotional problems, became fascinated with Columbine‐type events, and subsequently began to discuss interests and plans to commit a similar act. (Source: New Directions for Youth ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708929 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708928&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.384 This article addresses the international scope of this problem and some of the complex conceptual issues that make student homicidal violence difficult to define and study. Meaningful research on risk and protective factors that can inform evidence‐based preventive models is summarized. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708928 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708927&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.383 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708927 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4708926&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.382 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4708926 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4708926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349252&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.381 This article presents a study done in a rural school in Costa Rica in which students used computers to create media. Three important components of the work are described: (1) student‐owned technology that can accompany students as they interact at home and in the broader community, (2) activities that are designed with sufficient scope to encourage the appropriation of powerful ideas, and (3) teacher engagement in activity design with simultaneous support from a knowledge network of local and international colleagues and mentors. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349252 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349251&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.380 AbstractThis chapter outlines mobile phone use among African (particularly South African) adolescents. With an estimated 350 million active mobile phone subscriptions, improving network infrastructure, low‐cost Internet‐ready handsets, innovative programs and applications, mobiles in Africa, and their increasingly younger, increasingly poorer, and increasingly savvy users have the potential to act as conduits for local and regional socially just change. This broad‐based connectedness not only provides access to information, but also, and crucially, connects individuals and their social, intellectual, and financial capital. It may represent a powerful, transformative shift in a region where access to similar technologies was historically limited to a privileged few. In order to best l... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349251 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349250&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.379 This article introduces a theoretical framework describing the technical and nontechnical elements that must be considered in the implementation of technology initiatives for youth participation and local community engagement. The article then describes the application of the framework in two multiyear initiatives. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349250 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349249&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.378 AbstractAugmented Reality (AR) simulations superimpose a virtual overlay of data and interactions onto a real‐world context. The simulation engine at the heart of this technology is built to afford elements of game play that support explorations and learning in students' natural context—their own community and surroundings. In one of the more recent games, TimeLab 2100, players role‐play citizens of the early 22nd century when global climate change is out of control. Through AR, they see their community as it might be nearly one hundred years in the future. TimeLab and other similar AR games balance location specificity and portability—they are games that are tied to a location and games that are movable from place to place. Focusing students on developing their own AR games provid... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349249 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349248&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.377 This article uses the Scratch online community for exploring how different forms of participation and collaboration can support and shape the ways in which young people develop as creators of interactive media. We describe participation in this community in terms of a spectrum ranging from socializing to creating and present examples of three forms of collaboration within the community. We argue that the most exciting interactive media creation and valuable learning experiences are taking place in the middle space, where participants draw on the best of socializing and creating practices. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349248 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349247&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.376 AbstractThere is an explosion of youth subscriptions to original content‐media‐sharing Web sites such as YouTube. These Web sites combine media production and distribution with social networking features, making them an ideal place to create, connect, collaborate, and circulate. By encouraging youth to become media creators and social networkers, new media platforms such as YouTube offer a participatory culture in which youth can develop, interact, and learn. As youth development researchers, we must be cognizant of this context and critically examine what this platform offers that might be unique to (or redundant of) typical adolescent experiences in other developmental contexts. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349247 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349246&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.375 This article describes young people's activities within one topic‐focused niche network, outlining its unique features and the role of young people as content producers within and beyond the space. Links between youth's online contributions and their interest, self‐expression, social connections, and civic involvement are discussed. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349246 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349245&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.374 AbstractVirtual worlds are online graphical environments that are becoming an increasingly large part of the online experience of young people. Virtual worlds have the potential to become one additional environment, like school, home, and the playground, where youth can learn, play, and grow. The physical world is becoming interconnected with virtual worlds, and it is important for researchers to understand how this will affect children's development. Virtual worlds technologies provide a unique opportunity to allow youth to explore many types of content creation, including customizable avatars, media galleries, and virtual representations of personal spaces. This ability for youth to create content can be an important means by which to support and encourage adolescent identity development... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349245 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349244&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.373 This article describes low‐tech methods for brainstorming, offering feedback, and supporting creative change in technology prototype designs. Examples of technologies are discussed and insights from children shared. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349244 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349243&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.372 Abstract“Educational technology” is often equated in the popular imagination with “computers in the schools.” But technology is much more than merely computers, and education is much more than mere schooling. The landscape of child‐accessible technologies is blossoming in all sorts of directions: tools for communication, for physical construction and fabrication, and for human‐computer interaction. These new systems and artifacts allow educational designers to think much more creatively about when and where learning takes place in children's lives, both within and outside the classroom. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349243 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349242&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.371 This article introduces the concept of PTD and presents examples of the Zora virtual world program for young people that the author developed following this framework. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349242 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349241&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.370 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349241 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349240&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.369 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349240 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4349240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096841&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.368 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096841 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096840&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.367 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096840 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096839&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.366 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096839 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096838&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.365 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096838 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096837&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.364 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096837 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096836&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.363 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096836 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096835&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.362 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096835 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096834&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.361 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096834 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096833&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.360 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096833 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096832&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.359 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096832 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096831&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.358 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096831 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4096830&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.357 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4096830 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4096830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771904&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.356 We close this volume with a final commentary from two leaders in the mentoring field. Rhodes and Spencer articulate how the contributions to this volume offer a richer, more complex rendering of relational styles and processes than has been laid out previously in the mentoring literature. They suggest that these efforts should provoke discussion and debate on how relationship styles and mentor-youth interactions influence youth outcomes, particularly as this work continues to draw on knowledge from related fields. The authors conclude with the hope that the work presented here will inform mentoring practices in ways that help youth successfully meet the demands of and flourish in an increasingly complex world. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771904 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771903&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.355 This commentary lends a global practitioner perspective on the utility of this volume to the efforts of mentors and mentees and mentoring program developers. Dave Marshall and Karen Shaver, of Big Brothers Big Sisters New Zealand and Canada, respectively, offer keen insights into the value of creating a shared language for discussing mentoring relationship development, while at the same time acknowledging the specific impact that cultural differences play in helping to shape mentoring processes. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771903 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771902&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.354 This article is the first of three brief commentaries on this volume. The authors are highly influential pioneers in the study of youth mentoring relationships, and their contributions helped shape the focus of the conceptual framework featured in the opening article by Karcher and Nakkula. Their commentary sheds light on the history of key issues presented in this volume, including the origins of their early work on instrumentality - goal-focused orientation - and relationship building in youth mentoring, and links those efforts to the contributions presented in this special issue. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771902 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771901&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.353 This chapter reports findings from the evaluation of an academic mentoring program for late adolescents that highlight the role of exposition to structured activities and mentors' use of some behavioral strategies. Specifically, different types of interactions in mentoring (such as discussing personal projects, resolving academic problems, and participating in social activities) and different mentors' behaviors (such as emotional involvement, directivity, and reciprocity) were examined in relation to the quality of the mentoring relationship and mentees' adjustment at the end of the program. The findings generally support the initial assumption. Mentoring that focused more on activities produced significant and positive effects on mentee adjustment, whereas mentoring that focused almost ex... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771901 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771900&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.352 Lunch buddy mentoring is a particular kind of school-based mentoring program: college student mentors meet twice weekly during school lunch with mentees, and a new mentor is provided each semester. The program is designed to benefit elementary school children who are highly aggressive or chronically bullied. Novel to lunch buddy mentoring is a deemphasis on the strength and length of the relationship as mechanisms of change. It is thought that lunch buddy mentoring operates through provisions that are temporally proximal and context specific. Proposed are two key mechanisms: enhanced social reputation among lunchtime peers and positive interactions with lunchtime peers. Cavell and Henrie describe how lunch buddy mentoring fits within the conceptual framework of focus, purpose, and authorsh... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771900 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771899&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.351 The authors examine GirlPOWER! an innovative program that uses structure and group-based activities to enhance one-to-one mentoring relationships for young adolescent girls from the perspective of the focus, purpose, and authorship dimensions of mentoring relationships that Karcher and Nakkula described. The discussion draws on several sources of data that contributed to the development and ongoing refinement of the program. The authors highlight their efforts to design the program in a way that navigates the tensions they encountered in balancing attention to competing concerns associated with each dimension. Based on their analysis, they conclude that what may appear to be competing areas of emphasis in mentoring relationships, such as a focus on goals or relationship development, may in... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771899 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771898&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.350 Measuring the various structural aspects of the organizing framework for this volume and relating them to match quality and relevant developmental outcomes is a critical step toward assessing the framework's utility for practitioners, policymakers, and program evaluators. Nakkula and Harris take a step in that direction by exploring core interrelationships between match structure, as defined in the framework, and mentor and mentee experiences of match quality. Central to their findings is the pivotal role of sharing - mentor and mentee discussions of concerns and everyday experiences - as a moderator of fun in the prediction of relationship quality as experienced by both the mentor and mentee, and as a moderator of more growth-oriented emphases in the prediction of instrumental match quali... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771898 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771897&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.349 Whether relational or goal-directed interactions are most useful in youth mentoring has been frequently debated, but until recently, little work had been done to understand how such interactions manifest to create viable relationship styles. The authors' findings in the first study they explore in this article support Karcher and Nakkula's assertion that relational and goal-directed interactions are distinct. The authors found that both made significant contributions to relationship quality, but for children and preadolescents, relational interactions appeared to be more strongly associated with the quality of the mentoring relationship than did goal-oriented interactions. Karcher and Nakkula further suggest that it is when the focus of interactions (relational and goal-directed) emerges t... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771897 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771896&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.348 This chapter employs a conceptual framework based on the relationship constructs of power and permanence to distinguish the special hybrid nature of mentoring relationships relative to prototypical vertical and horizontal relationships common in the lives of mentor and mentee. The authors note that mentoring occurs in voluntary relationships among partners with unequal social experience and influence. Consequently, mentoring relationships contain expectations of unequal contributions and responsibilities (as in vertical relationships), but sustaining the relationships depends on mutual feelings of satisfaction and commitment (as in horizontal relationships). Keller and Pryce apply this framework to reveal the consistency of findings across several qualitative studies reporting particular i... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771896 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771895&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.347 This opening article defines the ways in which three mentoring interaction elements - focus, purpose, and authorship - distinguish between effective and ineffective mentoring relationship styles. The framework described can help mentors better understand the difference between prescriptive and instrumental styles and differentiate laissez-faire from developmental mentoring. It also reveals unique ways for program staff to develop training materials and for researchers to better study mentoring activities. The authors suggest that being able to articulate the importance of focus, purpose, and authorship is critical for shaping program practices, designing relevant research, and guiding program evaluations. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771895 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771894&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.346 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771894 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3843971&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.351 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3843971 Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3843971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3843970&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.349 Abstract (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3843970 Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3843970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3771893&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.345 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3771893 Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3771893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453497&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.344 In the 1960s, Augusto Boal created a process whereby audience members could stop a performance and suggest different actions for the actors, who would then carry out the audience's suggestions. Then, he began inviting audience members onto the stage to demonstrate their ideas and discovered that through their participation they become empowered not only to imagine change but also to practice it and generate social action. The author studied with him and shares with us her own expertise as a practicing artist and educator of youth and adult immigrants, using Boal's revolutionary methods. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453497 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453496&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.343 The social power of music can effect stable and positive changes in individual health and communities that have significant health risks. Two observers, a medical student and a music student, discuss respectively the ideals and challenges of this principle put into practice. Their reflections about the role of music as social therapy and space for cultural communication stem from their one-week involvement with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at its summer institute in Spain. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453496 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453495&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.342 Following the lineage of Taller Alacrán, the workshop of Puerto Rican maestro Antonio Martorell, the author explores the studio workshop model as an alternative or a supplement to public school arts education models. Arguing that the production of art is a means of making one's ideas or one's community visible and that the inability, whether through education or funds, to create art can silence a person or a community, she questions whether the government is the most appropriate steward of urban public school students' arts education, given its track record of silencing artists with the reduction and removal of funds. The article offers recommendations to education professionals based on the Taller Alacrán studio system. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453495 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453494&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.341 This article is a review on billboard liberation and some other proj-ects that develop the idea of talking back or over advertising in a playful and youthful way. In one of them, Ji Lee's Bubble Project, an artist places blank thought-bubble stickers on street advertisements and waits to see what people write on them, completing the work of art and transgression. In other initiative, blank pages with the word God were placed around the city in place of advertising, inviting people to complete the prayer/complaint and to participate in a Suggestion Box, a project that collected "suggestions" from people out in the street. A review of playful and youthful ways to "rebel" against the impositions of powers like media and advertising. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453494 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453493&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.340 After winning a class-action lawsuit against unconstitutional prison conditions in Puerto Rico, Marco Abarca managed to direct part of the fine monies accumulated throughout years of litigation toward an investment that would improve the living conditions in one of the largest and poorest housing projects in Puerto Rico. With the participation of parolees and probationers, he began to transform a mosquito-infested badland into a natural haven. Then, with the help of science educators, the group designed a workshop for elementary school children on urban ecology. As the participants organized, what developed was a community-based, self-employed enterprise known as Aula Verde. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453493 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453492&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.339 The Cartoneras projects aim to promote the celebration of language, culture, and creativity through a collaboration between top literary minds and cardboard collectors in Buenos Aires and Lima. They produce and publish beautiful books with hand-painted cardboard covers that speak of the wonderful literature inside. Inspired by those projects, the Paper Picker Press (PPP) program in Boston aims to engage higher-order thinking through an arts-based approach to rediscovering literature through play. PPP starts with the premise that a student who is thinking creatively is also thinking critically. Creative play is critical thinking. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453492 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453491&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.338 An irrepressibly popular musical phenomenon, hip-hop is close to spoken word and focuses on lyrics with a message, reviving local traditions of song that tell histories, counsel listeners, and challenge participants to outdo one another in clever exchanges. A hip-hop music-making program in Edmonton, Canada, successfully reengages at-risk Aboriginal youth in school with high levels of desertion and helps them establish a healthy sense of self and of their identity as Aboriginals. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453491 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453490&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.337 Considering the limited opportunities and resources for creative education, artists David Bade and Tirzo Martha, along with art historian Nancy Hoffmann, developed a dynamic platform to support creative young talent on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao. The aim of Instituto Buena Bista (IBB), founded in 2006, is to strengthen the arena of culture and the visual arts by offering young Curaçaoans a basic but thorough course in art education that is meant to function as a springboard to more advanced art schools. With only two years of operation, the IBB is already seeing how some of its students go to art academies abroad and participate in art contests in the Netherlands. An exploration of how the IBB is filling up a cultural void by proposing an alternative to local youth education t... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453490 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453489&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.336 This article explores the capacity and awareness of these contributions in a multicultural world. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453489 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453489 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453488&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.335 The son of a Lithuanian artist, Antanas Mockus was the president of the National University in Colombia before he became mayor of Bogotá in 1995. As mayor, he transformed the city into a huge classroom, not only bringing to his administration a new view of governing but also transforming the way people exercised their citizenship. Mockus resorted to a creative communicative and pedagogical effort to change the citizens' hearts and minds in favor of peaceful coexistence and legal compliance. Symbols, metaphors, and humor became the language through which the administration would enforce its measures to deal with urban violence. Unconventional techniques, such as a symbolic vaccine against domestic violence and the use of mimes to control traffic circulation and create a sense of shame amon... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453488 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453487&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.334 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453487 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3453487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453486&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.333 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453486 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3453486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178640&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.332 This article maintains that effective communications strategy derives from a complex understanding of frame coherence. In particular, this understanding calls for a closer examination of the ways in which the "pictures in people's heads" are activated by exposure to a key arena of frame contestation: the issue domain. Drawing from FrameWorks' research on child development, the authors show that by choosing to align child development with specific domains, advocates may serve to further entrench public thinking in ways that imperil expert policy recommendations. Parallel cautions are drawn for youth issues, with further research from the FrameWorks portfolio. While aligning child and adolescent development with health, workforce, or education may result in further news coverage to those pol... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178640 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178639&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.331 This interview between a member of the FrameWorks staff and a long-time funder of FrameWorks research and field building highlights the critical role that communications can play in maximizing philanthropy's long-term impact in the social sector, even - or perhaps especially - in times of economic scarcity and retrenchment. The interview captures the evolution of one foundation's communications strategy, from traditional public relations to an approach based in the tenets of Strategic Framing Analysis, and underscores the challenge of sustaining a framing practice among its grantees. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178639 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178638&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.330 This article explains how communities of practice have been developed as part of FrameWorks' field-building efforts. Strategic Framing Study Circles, as they are known, have been conducted with four statewide coalitions, one group of national organizations, and an emerging regional coalition. The goal of each community of practice is to build among participants a solid base of framing skills and competencies and to help them understand that despite varied organizational agendas, they can share a frame to tremendous collective advantage. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178638 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178637&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.329 This article explains the development and implementation of Watch Your Mouth, a campaign based on FrameWorks Institute's research on children's oral health. To date, this innovative campaign has been implemented in four states, with impressive results. Combining paid and earned media activity with community organizing and policy advocacy helped each state change the public perception of children's oral health as a largely cosmetic concern to a legitimate children's health issue. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178637 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178636&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.328 Strategic Frame Analysis can inform the daily practice of policy advocates by bringing an evidence-based communications approach to their work. This case study of FrameWorks' decade-long association with the national Kids Count Network shares stories from advocates who are transforming their communications strategies, resulting in more effective advocacy for child and youth well-being. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178636 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178635&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.327 What happens when the research inquiry is complete and has determined which reframes will be most successful in improving public understanding of an issue and advancing policy goals? Simple dissemination of research findings is not sufficient to improve the communications capacity of the field. The author explains how cognitive science and social movements literatures form the foundation of this field-building practice of strategic framing pedagogy. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178635 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178634&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.326 This article details the experimental research on frame effects that provides quantitative evidence that some types of frames have a greater ability to move and affect policy support than others. This method is particularly useful in showing the magnitude by which exposure to alternative ways of thinking about social issues alters the public's policy preferences. This kind of evidence-based approach to communications is a key to success in providing definitive evidence that strategic framing makes a difference in determining the outcome that matters most to policy advocates: public support. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178634 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178633&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.325 In this article, the authors describe a unique approach to conducting and analyzing focus groups, described as peer discourse analysis. The primary objective of this analysis is to examine the shape and form of the discourses and negotiations that develop organically among peers in discussions of social issues. Peer discourse analysis has both descriptive and prescriptive utility, as it is also used to experiment with frames that might improve people's understanding of complex social problems. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178633 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178632&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.324 How do people reason about issues related to child and youth development? Are the patterns of reasoning in the lay public significantly different from the way experts reason about the issue? What can the anthropological theory of cultural models bring to efforts to improve the public's understanding of child and youth development? In this article, the author explains the methods by which cultural models - the conceptual structures that shape how people perceive and understand their social worlds - are identified and how this mapping process serves as an essential step in closing the gaps between expert and lay understandings of social problems and, ultimately, informing communications strategies. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178632 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178631&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.323 Identifying persistent media frames through a cognitive media analysis is an important step in the empirical measurement of public thinking about social issues. Based on a recent media analysis of racial disparities as they pertain to youth in major U.S. newspapers, this article explains three frames that were persistently evoked in media coverage of youth issues: the family bubble frame - the idea that parents are solely responsible for child outcomes; youth development as a competitive race - the idea that the overarching goal of educational and social development is to make youth more successful than their peers; and the understanding of disparities as achievement gaps. Together these frames promote individualistic understanding of social problems related to youth and limit imaginable s... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178631 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178630&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.322 This article describes the five major phases of research associated with Strategic Frame Analysis, an approach to communications research and practice that advances new ways of pursuing social change of entrenched and complex social problems. This multimethod approach is characterized by multidisciplinary and iterative research techniques that give emphasis to empirical testing of potential frame effects. The logic behind this constellation of methods and the order in which they are taken up in the research cycle is discussed as an introduction to the articles that follow that review specific parts of the research trajectory. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178630 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178629&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.321 This article argues that intentional framing can serve as an essential corrective to patterns of thinking in American culture that often preclude considerations of context, systems, and policies and instead advantage explanations of individual effort and worth. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178629 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178628&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.320 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178628 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3178628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178627&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.319 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178627 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3178627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894215&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.318 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894215 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894214&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.317 This study differs from and extends other studies that describe mathematics as a tool for social critique. It considers youth research in and through mathematics as a more ideologically open endeavor in that youth do not simply reproduce predetermined criticisms of social inequality. Thus, this project translates extensive work in critical literacy, new media literacy, and youth participatory action research to a mathematics context. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894214 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894213&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.316 This article discusses a participatory action research (PAR) project carried out with three transnational Latina youth in northern California and how the university researcher incorporated Chicana feminist strategies in the study. PAR and Chicana feminism place at the heart of research the knowledge that ordinary people produce, referring to this knowledge as conocimientos, or "homemade theory." The author discusses the project, the collaborative writing of a children's book based on two years of data collection, the challenges in being both an insider and an outsider to the community, how the youth created a counterstory based on their transnational immigrant lifestyle, and how an out-of-school setting promoted engaged research with urban teens. (Source: New Directions for Youth Developme... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894213 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894212&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.315 Zero-tolerance discipline policies, harsh sentencing laws, and the gentrification of communities of color have devastating effects for the lives of young people. Coupled with the fact that urban schools can devalue their views, values, and understandings of the world, this article examines an effort to challenge deficit theories that permeate discussions on urban youth. Through the setting of a street law class at a high school with a social justice focus, two facilitators (an African American male and a Latina of Puerto Rican descent, one a qualitative sociologist and the other a lawyer, both trained as qualitative researchers) and a group of high school freshmen analyze the processes of the judicial system to analyze their lives through the tenets of participatory action research. (Sourc... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894212 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894211&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.314 The article reports on Latina/o high school students who conducted participatory action research (PAR) on problems that circumscribe their possibilities for self-determination. The intention is to legitimize student knowledge to develop effective educational policies and practices for young Latinas/os. PAR is engaged through the Social Justice Education Project, which provides students with all social science requirements for their junior and senior years. The mandated curriculum is supplemented with advanced-level readings from Chicana/o studies, critical race theory, critical pedagogy, and, most important, PAR. The intention is for students to meet the requirements for graduation and to develop sophisticated critical analyses to address problems in their own social contexts. (Source: New... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894211 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894210&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.313 This participatory action research project worked with four street-life-oriented black men to document how a community sample of street-life-oriented black adolescents between the ages of sixteen and nineteen frame street life as a site of resiliency inside schools based on 156 surveys, 10 individual interviews, and 1 group interview. Data collection took place primarily in Paterson, New Jersey, and Harlem, New York City. Findings reveal that the adolescents overall hold negative attitudes about their educational experiences within two dominant themes: student-teacher interactions and preparation for economic and educational opportunities. Results can be used to understand how the adolescents' street identities are adaptive inside schools. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894210 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894209&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.312 This article begins by examining current crises facing historically marginalized youth, which necessitate more critical approaches to youth development and empirical investigations into the challenges that young people face. This requires not only listening to their voices, but actively engaging them in investigations of and interventions into social problems that affect their lives. Researching with youth raises particular dilemmas, however. The authors discuss strategies, within three guiding principles, that they found effective in conducting participatory action research with marginalized youth for the purposes of social and educational transformation. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894209 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894208&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.311 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894208 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894207&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.310 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894207 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894206&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.309 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894206 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2894206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591269&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.308 This study, presented from the perspective of the university's president, highlights the challenges associated with engaging in such work and provides insight into possible future directions for advancing an institution-wide civic engagement agenda. It outlines in detail the initiatives created between Widener and the Chester, Pennsylvania, school district over six years and explains how after many failures, the university came to the conclusion that its best chance for success would be to develop a separately chartered university partnership school. The account forcefully underscores that the costs associated with civic engagement are worth the investment in spite of the number of setbacks and frustrations inherent in this type of work. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591269 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591268&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.307 This article describes the planning and implementation of Dayton's Neighborhood School Centers. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the University of Dayton, especially the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community. The Fitz Center plays a pivotal role in implementing this highly collaborative effort, including project leadership; community organizing; coaching of five site coordinators at neighborhood school sites; and faculty-mentored student interns to assist with programming for student success, family support, health and team sports, and extensive service-learning coordination. The Dayton Foundation, Dayton Public Schools, City of Dayton, Montgomery County, and sixteen foundation and corporate supporters are partners with the Fitz Center in a bold initiative to reconnect five Dayt... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591268 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591267&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.306 The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) presents a fruitful partnership between faculty and students at a premier research university and members of the surrounding community aimed at addressing the problem of childhood obesity. AUNI uses a problem-solving approach to learning by focusing course activities, including service-learning, on understanding and mitigating the obesity culture. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591267 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591266&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.305 After five years with no public schools in their community, residents and neighborhood organizations of the Near Westside of Indianapolis advocated for the opening of George Washington Community High School (GWCHS). As a neighborhood in close proximity to the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, the Near Westside and campus worked together to address this issue and improve the educational success of youth. In fall 2000, GWCHS opened as a community school and now thrives as a national model, due in part to its network of community relationships. This account analyzes the development of the school by focusing on the relationships among the university, the high school, community organizations, and the residents of the Near Westside and highlights the unique partnership... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591266 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591265&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.304 Universities, because of their vast human and fiscal resources, can play the central role in assisting in the development of school-centered community development programs that make youth development their top priority. The Futures Academy, a K-8 public school in the Fruit Belt, an inner-city neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, offers a useful model of community development in partnership with the Center for Urban Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The goal of the project is to create opportunities for students to apply the knowledge and skills they learn in the classroom to the goal of working with others to make the neighborhood a better place to live. The efforts seek to realize in practice the Dewey dictum that individuals learn best when they have "a real motive be... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591265 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591264&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.303 Democratic partnerships of universities, schools, and an array of neighborhood and community organizations are the most promising means of improving the lives of our nation's young people. Over the past two decades, many colleges and universities have been experiencing a renaissance in engagement activities. Universities, once ivory towers, have increasingly come to recognize that their destinies are inextricably linked with their communities. Authentic democratic partnerships have three characteristics: they are devised to achieve democratic purposes, the collective work is advanced through inclusive and democratic processes, and the product these partnerships produce benefits all participants and results in a strengthening of the democratic practices within the community. (Source: New Di... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591264 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591263&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.302 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591263 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591262&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.301 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591262 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2591262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329619&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.300 This article explores key developments related to the issue of quality in the OST field during the past several years and then looks ahead at opportunities for future progress. From a practice perspective, one of the most notable recent developments is the proliferation of intentional, systemic efforts to improve program quality. From a policy perspective, discussions related to quality within the OST field reflect broader trends within human services and education toward increased accountability. In addition to holding systems accountable for producing client outcomes, there is an emerging trend toward holding systems and programs accountable for what it is they do with clients. Funders are increasingly focused on quality, and many now express specific expectations related to quality asse... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329619 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329618&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.299 In the fragmented out-of-school-time sector, defining and measuring quality in terms of staff behaviors at the point of service provides a common framework that can reduce obstacles to cross-sector and cross-program performance improvement efforts and streamline adoption of data-driven accountability policies. This chapter views the point of service, that is, the microsettings where adults and youth purposefully interact, as the critical unit of study because it is ubiquitous across out-of-school-time programs and because it is the place where key developmental experiences are intentionally delivered. However, because point-of-service behaviors are embedded within multilevel systems where managers set priorities and institutional incentives constrain innovation, effective quality intervent... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329618 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329617&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.298 According to previous research, three point-of-service features - strong youth engagement, well-conceived and well-delivered content, and a conducive learning environment - lead to positive impacts in after-school settings, the ultimate gauge of quality. To assess quality at a program's point of service, researchers and program administrators should measure indicators of these three quality features. We argue that youth engagement should be the first of these indicators to be measured because it reflects both the content of program activities and the conditions of the learning environment. Next, content should be assessed to ensure that staff deliver a well-designed sequence of active tasks that are linked explicitly to the development of desired skills or competencies. Finally, assessing ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329617 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329616&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.297 This article examines the wide-ranging events, situations, or "dilemmas of practice" that occur in the daily life of youth development programs. Research shows that these varied situations are shaped by the ecology of diverse people and systems that influence the setting. They involve considerations that may entail everything from the psychology of different youth, to how parents from a cultural group think, to the dynamics of government systems. Expert youth practitioners, it is found, are able to identify more considerations than novices in these situations, and they possess a wider repertoire of responses. They also formulate more responses that are youth centered and address multiple considerations. Expertise involves being able to balance diverse concerns, including how to create and ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329616 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329615&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.296 Mentoring programs pose some special challenges for quality assessment because they operate at two levels: that of the dyadic relationship and that of the program. Fully assessing the quality of youth mentoring relationships requires understanding the characteristics and processes of individual relationships, which are the point of service for mentoring. Yet we also must consider the program components that support their development. A number of factors have been indicated to contribute to quality mentoring relationships, including frequency and consistency of contact, feelings of connection between mentor and protégé, and the mentor's approach. Program features linked with quality relationships include mentor screening and training and expectations for frequency of contact. Assessing th... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329615 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329614&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.295 The National Research Council's (NRC) statement and description of features of settings that have value for positive youth development have been of great importance in shifting discourse toward creating programs that capitalize on youth motivations toward competence and connections with others. This assets-based approach to promote development is consistent with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) framework for measuring and improving the quality of teacher-student interactions in classroom settings. This chapter highlights the similarities between the CLASS and NRC systems and describes the CLASS as a tool for standardized measurement and improvement of classrooms and their effects on children. It argues that the next important steps to be taken in extending the CLASS and NRC ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329614 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329613&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.294 This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of two common approaches to studying these processes - direct classroom observation and annual surveys of teachers - and then describes the ways in which instructional logs can be used to overcome some of the limitations of these two approaches when gathering data on curriculum content and coverage. Classroom observations are expensive, require extensive training of raters to ensure consistency in the observations, and because of their expense generally cannot be conducted frequently enough to enable the researcher to generalize observational findings to the entire school year or illuminate the patterns of instructional change that occur across the school year. Annual surveys are less expensive but often suffer from self-report bias and t... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329613 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329612&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.293 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329612 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2329612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329611&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.292 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329611 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2329611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127214&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.291 This final article addresses the need to create further evidence that the integration of student support and afterschool programming enhances student learning and thriving inside and outside schools. Many models are being put forward to address student support, but research findings on their effectiveness have been surprisingly mixed and designs have often been flawed. When interventions are tied to classrooms and support students, teachers, and administrators, an increase in effectiveness can be expected as compared to a wraparound model that leaves the classroom and much of the school day as the sole domain of teachers. The authors describe the next steps for the RALLY approach, especially the creation of a train-the-trainer model for school districts, after-school programs, and mental h... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127214 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127213&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.290 This article describes the quality of RALLY implementation and selected student outcomes of an exemplary RALLY program at an urban middle school. The findings showed effects on students' resiliency as well as academic success, as indicated by student, practitioner, and teacher reports. The practitioners and teachers also reported a decrease in students' behavioral problems. Relationships to practitioners and a developmental orientation proved to be of key significance for changes in students' resiliency and academic outcomes. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127213 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127212&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.289 An assessment from a holistic perspective considers the overall well-being of the adolescent and seeks to understand the adolescent's development and resiliency in relation to social relationships and their context and risks, given the association between these factors and the goal to promote each area. It is recommended that measures in the assessment obtain information from each of these factors from paper-and-pencil questionnaires, to more qualitative means such as forging relationship with practitioners. Ideally, an assessment should be easily administered by youth workers such as practitioners. A successful assessment procedure includes translation of the assessment findings to a referral by the assessment administrator to explain why the service is needed. (Source: New Directions for... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127212 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127211&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.288 In order to maximize the effectiveness of prevention and intervention efforts with youth and address the needs of the whole student, it is necessary to work not only directly with youth, but also to partner with other key adults in a young person's life: parents and guardians, teachers, after-school staff, and clinicians. Inherent in RALLY's philosophy is a dual strategy of working intensively with students and teachers in the school while creating partnerships that bring students' families and a network of community agencies into the school as well. These partnerships bring important resources to school communities and create richer opportunities for young people and their families. Furthermore, a key to working effectively with youth lies in providing them not only with services that mat... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127211 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127210&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.287 This article explores the challenges, strategies, and benefits of implementing a fluid range of formal and informal clinical interventions within RALLY's nonstigmatizing, developmental, and inclusive approach. Balancing insurance company demands with students' nonbillable needs requires diverse funding streams and responsive programming. Creative use of space, commitment to relationships, and flexibility of roles form the foundation of this approach. Through case studies, the author examines practical and creative applications of developmental theories adaptable to individual students' unique needs. The author concludes with recommendations to the field to strengthen nonstigmatizing services offered to address the holistic needs of youth at school. (Source: New Directions for Youth Develop... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127210 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127209&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.286 The authors describe practitioners' professional development, the challenges and dilemmas that they confront, and the support they receive in their work. They focus on examples of supervision sessions and describe typical dilemmas and solutions that come up during these sessions. These examples reflect four main themes that were identified as receiving much attention from practitioners over the years: boundaries and role definitions; relationships with students, teachers, and parents; extent of responsibility; and professional questions. Finally, the authors present an interview with a RALLY supervisor that illustrates typical dilemmas and conflicts that practitioners face during their work. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127209 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127208&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.285 The RALLY practitioner implements RALLY's prevention and intervention strategies, working with all of the students in a class to deliver nonstigmatizing, developmentally based services. The practitioner model is based on the philosophy that relationships are key to allowing students to achieve their full health and academic potential. RALLY practitioners work within the classroom individually, in small groups, and in after-school time. In all of these contexts, RALLY practitioners focus on four major functions: (1) building strong relationships with students, (2) providing developmental and academic support, (3) referring students to services based on their needs and interests, and (4) connecting with teachers, families, clinicians, after-school staff, and other service providers in order ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127208 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127207&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.284 The authors introduce the RALLY (Responsive Advocacy for Life and Learning in Youth) approach. RALLY is a school- and afterschool-based approach addressing academic success, youth development, and mental health for youth. Based on developmental and relational principles, RALLY's main goals are to promote students' resiliency, development, and academic functioning, as well as to reduce the typical adolescent's risks. By implementing a new professional role of RALLY practitioners, who are developmental specialists and interconnect the different social worlds of students, RALLY creates the resources to provide social opportunities and quality practices to meet students' needs and facilitate their growth. A three-tiered system helps to implement mental health and educational practice, thus pro... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127207 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127206&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.283 The authors provide a selected review of mental health and educational concerns evident in U.S. middle schools and describes promising and important strategies to ameliorate the high rates of students with mental health and academic difficulties. Despite some promising and important strategies, service systems are fragmented, and comprehensive systems of supports are still in development. Furthermore, there remains a lack of integrated developmental considerations in practice. The RALLY approach systematically introduces development and caring adult relationships into preventive practice and combines mental health, education, and youth development to promote students' resiliency and academic potential. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127206 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127205&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.282 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127205 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2127205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2127204&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.281 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2127204 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2127204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874550&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.280 Violence and the violence discourse are very similar from country to country: focus on youth, preponderance of males among perpetrators and victims, disproportionate involvement of migrants and indigenous people, greater prevalence with socioeconomic disadvantage and low education, and the impact of underlying factors such as political disintegration, exclusion from the consumer lifestyle, and inadequacies of social institutions. In social disintegration theory, the basic explanatory backdrop is the dynamic relationship of integration and disintegration between and within the different spheres: individual and functional system integration, integration into society, and integration into the community. (Relative) exclusion from work, consumption, and democratic processes combined with experi... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874550 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874549&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.279 This article presents a five-stage process model that portrays the underlying preconditions for acts of right-wing extremist violence, the contexts in which such violence takes place, and the factors that cause it to escalate. This structural model is used to outline central empirical findings of recent German quantitative and especially qualitative studies about right-wing extremist violent offenders. For analytical reasons, the basic elements of the process model (socialization, organization, legitimation, interaction, and escalation) are treated separately. The authors also examine right-wing extremist violence from a disintegrative perspective. Given that intersubjective recognition is an existential human need, right-wing extremist violence is understood as a "productive" way of deali... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874549 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874548&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.278 This article investigates the causes for the different levels of violent behavior among juvenile Russian and Turkish immigrants in comparison to German youths. On the basis of a large-scale school survey with 14,301 respondents, the authors examine the causes for their high level of violent behavior compared to German adolescents. The theoretical basis is a combination of disintegration and socialization theory, as well as additional factors that are discussed as causes of violence in several theoretical approaches.In the empirical part of the article, the authors provide a systematic description of sources and levels of disintegration among the three youth groups. The empirical findings demonstrate that juvenile migrants are more disintegrated in several respects and that the higher level... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874548 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874547&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.277 Whereas traditional criminological theories treat juvenile delinquency largely as a reactive and expressive behavior that only seldom leads to specialized criminal offending or a criminal career, this article proposes an alternative classification of offenses that accounts for the difference between youthful reactive conduct and specialized criminality. It examines the effect of immigration on delinquency among juvenile Russians in Israel. In contrast to previous work that has examined the criminogenic effect of immigration without differentiating specific types of delinquency, this study investigates the immigration effect on eclectic as well as specialized delinquency. Based on survey data from face-to-face interviews with 910 immigrant youths from the former Soviet Union in Israel, the ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874547 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874546&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.276 This article focuses on the role of adolescent autonomy needs in the development of youth violence, drawing on the insights of recognition theory and suggesting that the origins of an exaggerated need for autonomy can be found in the experience of recognition denial. Data from a large sample of male adolescents are used to test this hypothesis. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis, showing that perceived recognition denial (including the perception that one is treated as an inferior) contributes to a strong need for autonomy. Both are associated with elevated levels of violent behavior. The author closes with a discussion of the findings and their implications for violence prevention. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874546 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874545&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.275 Institutions should normally have an integrative influence. The family, for example, has the task of protecting and giving socio-emotional support to children, and schools should prepare young people for their future. Ideally the common goal of all of society's institutions is to secure the integration of youth and prevent or intervene against deviant behavior. But sometimes institutions provoke or even cause juvenile delinquency. The article discusses institutional influences and the role of the police in the criminal and violent situation in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.Starting with an overview of the origins and the development of violence, crime, and drug trafficking in the favelas, the authors show how these slums arose. Their analysis examines the lack of a state presence with an i... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874545 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874545