New Directions for Youth Development via MedWorm.com 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. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:08:10 +0100 Lessons from the story of early child development: Domain decisions and framing youth development 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 Embracing the long view: A funder's perspective on Strategic Frame Analysis 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 Strategic Framing Study Circles: Toward a gold standard of framing pedagogy 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 Campaigning for children's oral health: A case study 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 Framing in the field: A case study 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 From research to practice: Communications for social change 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 Who says your frames are better than mine? Making the case for strategic framing by using the power of experimental research 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 From focus groups to peer discourse sessions: The evolution of a method to capture language, meaning, and negotiation 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 Mapping cultural models and translating expert explanations of child development with simplifying models 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 The family bubble, achievement gap, and development as competition: Media frames on youth 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 Strategic Frame Analysis: Providing the "evidence" for evidence-based communications 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 The trouble with issues: The case for intentional framing 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 Executive summary 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 Issue editor's notes 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 Afterword 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 Mathematics, critical literacy, and youth participatory action research 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 Chicana feminist strategies in a participatory action research project with transnational Latina youth 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 "Knowing the ledge": Participatory action research as legal studies for urban high school youth 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 A social justice epistemology and pedagogy for Latina/o students: Transforming public education with participatory action research 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 Contextualizing black boys' use of a street identity in high school 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 From voice to agency: Guiding principles for participatory action research with youth 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 Foreword 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 Executive summary 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 Issue editors' notes 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 The president's role in advancing civic engagement: The Widener-Chester Partnership 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 Dayton's neighborhood school centers 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 The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative: Working to reverse the obesity epidemic through academically based community service 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 George Washington Community High School: Analysis of a partnership network 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 The connection: Schooling, youth development, and community building - The Futures Academy case 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 University-school-community partnerships for youth development and democratic renewal 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 Executive summary 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 Issue editors' notes 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 The quest for quality: Recent developments and future directions for the out-of-school-time field 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 Quality and accountability in the out-of-school-time sector 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 Assessing after-school settings 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 Practitioner expertise: Creating quality within the daily tumble of events in youth settings 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 Capturing the magic: Assessing the quality of youth mentoring relationships 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 Classroom processes and positive youth development: Conceptualizing, measuring, and improving the capacity of interactions between teachers and students 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 Using instructional logs to identify quality in educational settings 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 Executive summary 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 Issue editors' notes 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 Future systemic transformations 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 Program evaluation: Relationships as key to student development 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 Holistic student assessments 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 Creating youth leaders: Community supports 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 Reinventing clinical roles and space at school 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 Transferring knowledge and experience: Training and supervision 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 A new developmentalist role: Connecting youth development, mental health, and education 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 Responding to the crisis: RALLY's developmental and relational approach 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 The hidden crisis in mental health and education: The gap between student needs and existing supports 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 Executive summary 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 Issue editors' notes 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 The role of social work in the context of social disintegration and violence 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 Right-wing extremist violence among adolescents in Germany 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 Disintegration and violence among migrants in germany: Turkish and russian youths versus german youths 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 Social identity and violence among immigrant adolescents 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 Recognition denial, need for autonomy, and youth violence 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 Violence in the Brazilian favelas and the role of the police 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 Fears of violence among English young people: Disintegration theory and British social policy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874544&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.274 Young people are not only the perpetrators of violence; they are also the victims of violent acts. This leads to the question of how young people handle potential risk and how they can reduce the danger of becoming victims. The article stresses the topic of juvenile experience and fear of violence. Starting with a description of the nature of social disintegration in the north of England and the social consequences of social change at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the author focuses on the experience of young people who are affected by changes in social policies, such as the governmental response to antisocial behavior, which is generally considered to be the cause of escalating youth crime. It is pointed out that young people's experience of social disintegration is more comp... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874544 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874544 The French republican model of integration: The theory of cohesion and the practice of exclusion http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874543&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.273 What are the explaining factors for the wave of riots in France in November 2005? In providing some answers, this article begins by examining the practical usefulness of the French republican model of integration for social cohesion, highlighting the way its negation of other criteria, such as ethnicity, race, or religion, limit this national conception of citizenship and emphasizing these excluded factors as one of the main causes of frustration and resentment among migrant groups in France.The author compares these riots to the student movements in spring 2006 and shows some similarities as well as important differences between the explaining structural factors of these two youth-based social upheavals. One of the contributing distinctions is the experience of ethnic and racial discrimin... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874543 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874543 Violence in street culture: Cross-cultural comparison of youth groups and criminal gangs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874542&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.272 This article focuses on the role of public space, starting with a comparison of the meaning of deviant behavior and crime in street culture in Brazil, Russia, and Germany. Focusing on street culture norms and their relevance for youth groups in everyday life, the author shows that there are worldwide similarities, and these are most likely to be seen in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The article deals not only with the question of how people act in conflicts but also focuses on a social order in which the reputation of men is based mainly on questions of masculinity, honor, and power expressed through aggressive behavior. The results are based on more than one hundred semistructured qualitative interviews with street culture youth, prison inmates, adult family members, social workers, police... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874542 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874542 Disintegration, recognition, and violence: A theoretical perspective http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874541&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.271 This article presents a relatively new theoretical approach combining different levels and focusing on three dimensions associated with specific kinds of recognition: social-structural, institutional, and socioemotional. The social-structural dimension refers to access to the functional systems of society and the accompanying recognition of position, status, and so on. The institutional dimension concentrates on the opportunity to participate in public affairs with the aim of getting moral recognition. The socioemotional dimension emphasizes the quantity and quality of integration in and social support from families, friends, partners, and so on, which provide emotional recognition.The underlying idea is that lack of access, participation, and belonging causes a lack of recognition. When t... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874541 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874541 Youth and violence: Phenomena and international data http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874540&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.270 This article gives an overview of the international development and the actual situation of socially harmful behavior among youths - both fatal violence (homicide) and nonfatal violence (such as bullying, fighting, and carrying weapons). The author shows that different kinds of youth violence represent social problems in every society. The data show that youths are not only perpetrators but also the group with the highest risk of becoming victims of violence. Furthermore, the data from around the world show that their vulnerability is not limited to this sphere. It arises also from their social conditions, especially their high risk of being disintegrated from the labor market. The parallels in the data underline the significance of a functioning institutional structure without positing a ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874540 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874540 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874539&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.269 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874539 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874539 Issue editors' notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1874538&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.268 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1874538 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1874538 Resources: Spiritual development - youth development http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636561&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.267 An annotated bibliography of this developmental intersection. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636561 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636561 Spiritual development in adolescence: Toward enriching theories, research, and professional practice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636560&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.266 The author notes that she finds the case for making spiritual development a priority surprisingly compelling - "surprisingly" because although she is an expert on adolescent development, she has not done research or previously written about spiritual development. She suggests that a systems analysis occur first, before engaging frontline youth workers in this realm, to identify the interests of key stakeholder groups and ways to unleash creativity and engagement in each of them. The key will be framing engagement of spiritual development in ways that include rather than divide sectors and groups. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636560 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636560 Spiritual development with marginalized youth: A status report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636559&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.265 Efforts to clarify the appropriate uses of spirituality programming with marginalized youth are under way. Some researchers suggest that such programs should consider spiritual exploration and growth as a core part of treatment, involve youth voluntarily and as decision makers, and align programming with youth's cultural experiences. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636559 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636559 Spiritual development in youth worker preparation: A matter of resolve http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636558&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.264 Once we are convinced that attentiveness to spiritual development has the potential to enrich and improve youth work practice, equipping youth workers with the necessary skills and capacities can proceed. A model for such preparation begins with youth workers' reflecting on their own spiritual autobiographies. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636558 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636558 Spiritual development and camp experiences http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636557&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.263 Camps have long addressed multiple components of young people's development, including spiritual development. In particular, transcendental communion with nature and the outdoors may provide one pathway for young people's spiritual development. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636557 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636557 Contemplative education and youth development http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636556&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.262 Contemplative education includes practices that aim to help a person cultivate conscious awareness, especially internal self-awareness and awareness of one's connection to the world. Such practices include meditation, movement, and the contemplation of nature. Exploration is under way to determine if these practices might assist young people in their development, as they do in adulthood. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636556 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636556 Coming of age and awakening to spiritual consciousness through rites of passage http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636555&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.261 A contemporary American form of the ancient idea of rites of passage can guide young people toward deeper meaning and strengthen their sense of identity and connection to the community. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636555 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636555 The spiritual nature of service-learning http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636554&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.260 Service-learning, by its very nature, fosters young people's spiritual development, especially in experiencing a sense of interconnectedness with others and the rest of the world; opening one's heart; and expanding self-inquiry and self-knowledge. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636554 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636554 Youth mentoring and spiritual development http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636553&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.259 Mentoring through faith-based programs could reach some of the most severely disadvantaged youth, yet efforts could be undermined if proselytizing occurs. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636553 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636553 KidSpirit magazine: Youth in dialogue about life's big questions http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636552&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.258 The author describes founding KidSpirit magazine and her experiences thus far in engaging a teen editorial board. Of special note are quotations from young people themselves, including one who defines spirituality as "the indescribable feeling of connection with everything [hellip] the unlimited question and the undefined answer: The Journey." (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636552 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636552 Perspectives on spiritual development as part of youth development http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636551&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.257 Speaking to the issue of spiritual development from her extensive experience as a youth work practitioner, the author notes several ideas she finds particularly compelling, among them that spiritual development interacts with, yet is distinct from, moral and religious development; that spiritual development is a core construct of identity formation, one of the central tasks of adolescence; and that the spiritual dimensions of youth development relate not only to work with young people but also to motivations for engaging in this work. Engaging young people in the fundamental questions of life and being human is a task that belongs in both secular and religious settings. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636551 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636551 Putting spiritual development of young people on the map: An English perspective http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636550&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.256 Youth work in the United Kingdom is a profession requiring three years of training, and its beginnings are strongly rooted in a spiritual (often specifically Christian) context. Until the past few decades, spirituality was also integrated within the educational system. The author argues that intentionally bringing spirituality to the center of youth work is a return to the historical and philosophical roots of youth work, with its value on the whole person, including beliefs and values. Yet there are obstacles. For example, rising concerns to protect children from abuse eclipse efforts to extend young people's development. Youth workers also report a reluctance to address spiritual questions with young people either because of their own lack of knowledge or because they fear offending some... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636550 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636550 Spiritual development in faith communities and secular societies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636549&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.255 In this article, the author writes lyrically of the struggle of young people to find meaning and hope in an increasingly secular world, and focuses his discussion on potential roles for adults "who are in serious life-shaping relationships with young people [hellip] to recognize and respond to the spiritual development of young people." The first role he suggests is similar to that of a museum curator: a knowledgeable adult can provide accessibility to the artifacts and practices of various cultures and spiritual traditions, help young people understand their own experience with those artifacts, and offer possible interpretations. The second role is similar to that of a navigator on a journey of exploration. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636549 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636549 Addressing spiritual development in youth development programs and practices: Opportunities and challenges http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636548&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.254 If strengthening children's moral and spiritual selves is the most important challenge facing youth-serving organizations in the United States today, three things are required to respond: a clear road map of where to go and how to get there, a critical mass of champions prepared to lead the way, and candid readiness assessments and strategies for individuals and organizations ready to take on this work. More clarity is needed on defining the concepts of spiritual development and spirituality, the boundaries and bridges needed between religious and secular organizations, and the activities and practices that are both effective and allowable under separation of church and state. Immediate steps to take include engaging frontline workers across sectors and identifying strategies for integrati... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636548 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636548 Spiritual development: A missing priority in youth development http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636547&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.253 This article reviews the research that points to positive impacts of spiritual development for youth and notes that in an increasingly pluralistic society, everyone needs to build skills for negotiating religious and spiritual diversity. The authors propose that spiritual development involves, in part, the dynamic interplay of three dimensions: belonging and connecting, awareness and awakening, and a way of living. Three initial challenges and opportunities are emerging: empowering youth to explore core developmental issues, motivation and focus, and multisector engagement. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636547 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636547 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636546&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.252 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636546 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636546 Issue editors' notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1636545&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.251 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1636545 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1636545 Developing the field of youth organizing and advocacy: What foundations can do http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346524&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.250 For more than a decade, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund has seeded many San Francisco Bay Area youth organizing and advocacy programs. Now that the field is maturing, argues the fund's vice president of programs, foundations have a critical programmatic and capacity-building role to play. The author offers analysis and strategies for integrating youth development grant making across foundation interest areas. The programs described illustrate the diversity of youth organizing and advocacy programs that could be supported by funders, whether or not any particular philanthropic institution has a grant-making focus on youth development or youth organizing. The article ends with an in-depth portrait of the self-reported needs of youth organizing and advocacy programs and concrete strategi... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346524 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346524 Faith-based organizing for youth: One organization's district campaign for small schools policy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346523&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.249 Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) has worked for over ten years to improve educational opportunities in low-income neighborhoods in Oakland, California. The work of thousands of parent, teacher, youth, and community leaders has resulted in the formation of nearly fifty new small schools and more than ten charters, creating settings for individualized learning environments and the opportunity for quality choices for many of Oakland's low-income families. In this article, OCO's executive director, Ron Snyder, outlines a four-phase organizing process undertaken by OCO, based on a set of organizing principles that have sustained community-led education reform despite constant changes in the political and school district environment: the centrality of love (self-interest) as a motivator for... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346523 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346523 The development of collective moral leadership among parents through education organizing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346522&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.248 This article examines the experiences of members of the Jamaica Plain Parent Organizing Project (JP-POP), a community-based organization in Boston, and reveals that some parents have learned to act beyond their individual self-interest and to organize on behalf of the entire community as a result of their participation. The authors present qualitative data from interviews with JP-POP members to ascertain the motivations behind their initial decisions to become involved in education, the benefits they derive from their participation, and the gradual evolution of narrow definitions of self-interest to more communal understandings. Finally, they draw out implications for the potential capacity enhancement of community-based organizations in education at both the institutional and district lev... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346522 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346522 Thirty years of advocacy in San Francisco: Lessons learned and the next generation of leadership http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346521&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.247 Professional advocacy organizations are often challenged by the question of their authentic community representation and their ability to balance short-term pragmatism with strategic plans for long-term, systemic change. Coleman Advocates, one of the nation's most effective child advocacy organizations, has taken up this challenge under the leadership of a next-generation leader of color who followed a dynamic director of the baby boom generation. In this piece, Coleman's thirty years of social change strategies are analyzed from the perspective of this new executive director, who has facilitated the latest organizational shift that deepens its commitment to building bottom-up grassroots leadership and community power while keeping the best of the professional, staff-led advocacy model. Is... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346521 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346521 Negotiating reform: Young people's leadership in the educational arena http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346520&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.246 Youth organizing within the institutional context of community-based organizations has grown exponentially. Drawing on interviews with more than eighty organizers, youth, and educators, this article examines young people's experiences as they organize to expand educational opportunities for themselves and their peers in urban school districts. The authors explore educator responses to youth organizing and analyze how race- and class-based assumptions about youth leadership, as well as differing cultural norms between schools and youth organizing groups, pose challenges for young people fighting for education reform. The authors describe three strategies youth organizing groups use to address these challenges: intensive leadership development, targeted relationship building with district ad... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346520 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346520 Youth organizing: From youth development to school reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346519&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.245 Over the past twenty years, youth organizing has grown across the country. Through organizing, young people identify issues of concern and mobilize their peers to build action campaigns to achieve their objectives. Youth organizing has been appreciated for its contributions to youth and community development. The authors use two case studies to trace the more recent emergence of youth organizing as an important force for school reform. The Boston-based Hyde Square Task Force began with a focus on afterschool programming, but its youth leaders now organize to get Boston Public Schools to adopt a curriculum addressing sexual harassment. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Algebra Project began as a peer-to-peer tutoring program but now also organizes to demand greater funding for Baltimore schools. The... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346519 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346519 Organizations advocating for youth: The local advantage http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346518&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.244 This article draws on three years of research focused on three organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area that have successfully advocated for better policies for youth. The authors explore the strategies that these organizations have employed to overcome the challenges they face, with particular attention to the advantages that follow from advocating at the local rather than at the state or federal level. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346518 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346518 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346517&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.243 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346517 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1346517 Issue editors' notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346516&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.242 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346516 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1346516 Grassroot Soccer resiliency pilot program: Building resiliency through sport-based education in Zambia and South Africa http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229897&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.241 Grassroot Soccer designed a curriculum and sport-based teaching model to build resiliency, targeting boys and girls in Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg, South Africa, where most children are reminded daily of the devastation caused by AIDS and where many face chronic and acute hardship. The activities that were created were designed to resonate with youths' interests in sport while teaching boys and girls between ten and eighteen years of age skills to build resiliency and prevent infection of HIV. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229897 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229897 Montreal youth use their voice to transform their lives and prevent violence in their communities: A discussion of the Leave Out Violence program http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229896&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.240 In Montreal, the Leave Out Violence (LOVE) program uses professional journalists, photographers, and LOVE staff to equip young people with tools to develop and express their voices. Youth who have experienced violence, as perpetrators, victims, or witnesses, engage in photojournalism projects, leadership training, and community outreach. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229896 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229896 Amplifying youth voices in the developing world http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229895&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.239 Low-literacy youth in the slums of Brazil have been historically unequipped to share their ideas on how to improve their lives, because outside of the spoken word, it is difficult for them to express their thoughts persuasively. The Amplifying Voices afterschool video program piloted at Projeto Uerê in Rio de Janeiro shows that youth can leverage technological tools to voice their perspectives on social issues relevant to themselves and their communities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229895 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229895 Youth voices thrive in Facilitating Leadership in Youth http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229894&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.238 In inner-city Washington, D.C., lives a generation of young people for whom violence, discrimination, and poverty are a daily reality. Out-of-school-time programming by Facilitating Leadership in Youth provides youth with comprehensive support and services, trusting relationships, and gradually increasing leadership opportunities to elicit positive community change. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229894 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229894 Feeling close from a distance: Peace encounters via Internet technology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229893&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.237 In regions of intractable conflicts, daily circumstances and overall reality allow very narrow opportunities to bring members of conflict groups together in order to modify their social relationships. Internet-based communications were the backbone of a three-month program designed to address the Jewish-Arab conflict between Israeli Jewish youth and Arab youth to enable students to discuss issues such as equality, democracy, tolerance, and peace. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229893 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229893 Community YouthMapping: Female youth voices through empowerment and workforce preparation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229892&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.236 Because of poverty, many girls and young women throughout Egypt neglect their education in order to marry early, help in the fields, gain immediate employment, or carry out domestic labor to meet family needs. In Egypt, the Academy for Educational Development's Community YouthMapping (CYM) has been structured to provide a solid foundation for a systemic approach to education reform. CYM focuses on changing communities' perceptions and behavior through its youth and mechanisms to develop transferable skills to those who have traditionally been marginalized during afterschool time. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229892 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229892 From spontaneous play and hanging out to out-of-school time programming: An American perspective http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229891&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.235 This article elaborates on key issues in quality, the quality of relationships with both peers and staff, opportunity for youth voice, and the activities provided. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229891 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229891 Quality out-of-school care in Aotearoa/New Zealand http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229890&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.234 This article examines the impact on providers, recipients, and quality standards with the influx of resources and attention. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229890 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229890 The ideas and rationale behind the Extended Schools Agenda in England http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229889&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.233 This article highlights successful programs that use the voices of children and youth in planning for long-term success. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229889 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229889 Summer learning programs and student success in the global economy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229888&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.232 In the United States and around the rest of the world, there is a renewed focus on ensuring that schools are providing students with the skills necessary to compete in the global economy. High-quality summer learning programs are an ideal vehicle to help students gain content knowledge and develop innovative skills: they provide time for individual exploration and hands-on, experiential opportunities that can instill a lifelong love of learning that carries into the classroom and the workforce. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229888 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229888 Advancing global citizens: Afterschool and out-of-school time as common ground for civil society http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229887&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.231 The key importance of after-school and out-of-school time in a democratic society is the experience of activities and programs providing a common ground that extends the play of childhood into leadership opportunities for youthful learning and exploration of the world. The authors hypothesize that by focusing civic attention on the developmental quality of these out-of-school settings and time frames, objectives will also be better understood and reliable. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229887 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229887 Out-of-school services in Europe: How we learn from each other http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229886&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.230 This article examines the five steps of admiration, confusion, structure, concepts, and discussion to illuminate how cross-system learning can occur while also giving insight into a myriad of country-specific programs for young people. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229886 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229886 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229885&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.229 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229885 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229885 Editors' notes: We hope you will palaver http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229884&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.228 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229884 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1229884 Introduction http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229883&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.227 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229883 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1229883 Intermediaries supporting sports-based youth development programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935651&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.226 The authors describe intermediary organizations whose aim is to provide technical assistance to sports organizations about infusing a youth development emphasis into their programming. Team-Up for Youth, Sports PLUS Global, and the National Recreation and Park Association are the three organizations highlighted in this article. Team-Up for Youth's mission is to pioneer innovative strategies to support the healthy development of youth by strengthening and expanding afterschool sports and physical activity programs. Team-Up works with youth sports providers, policymakers and public officials, and staff and students at colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area. It concentrates on five areas: training and education, coaching corps, grant making, public policy, and knowledge creat... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935651 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935651 Examples of sports-based youth development programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935650&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.225 The authors provide examples of sports-based youth development programs and offer information about program mission and vision, program design and content, evaluation results, and program sustainability. The four sports-based youth development programs presented are Harlem RBI, Tenacity, Snowsports Outreach Society, and Hoops & Leaders Basketball Camp. These programs serve diverse audiences with diverse missions, but all are focused on using sports to develop life skills and facilitate learning. Harlem RBI serves boys and girls ages seven to eighteen living in East Harlem. The program combines baseball, academic, and enrichment programs with the overall goal that participants who enter the program as vulnerable children graduate as resilient young adults. Tenacity, a nonprofit organization... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935650 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935650 Characteristics of sports-based youth development programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935649&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.224 The term "sports-based youth development programs" is coined and defined in the context of the community youth development framework. Sports-based youth development programs are out-of-school-time programs that use a particular sport to facilitate learning and life skill development in youth. Community youth development programs use a community youth development approach to create opportunities for youth to connect to others, develop skills, and use those skills to contribute to their communities. This, in turn, increases their ability to succeed. The authors describe how sports-based youth development programs can be contexts that promote positive youth development. The features of positive developmental settings for youth from the work of the National Research Council and the Institute o... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935649 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935649 Youth sport as a component of organized afterschool programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935648&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.223 Organized afterschool programs have received increased attention over the past two decades because of changes in family demographics and in society's structures for supervising and socializing youth. The number of afterschool programs has been rapidly expanding to meet the increased need. However, not all youth in need are being reached, and the programs that are being created are loosely connected. The authors present several advantages of more fully integrating sport and afterschool activities. There are well-documented positive effects of physical activity and sports participation on physical and psychosocial youth outcomes, especially if those programs are implemented with these points in mind. Promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing obesity are also important federal- and state-le... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935648 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935648 Cooperation versus competition: Is there really such an issue? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935647&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.222 This author argues that youth sports can move beyond the dichotomy of cooperation versus competition by redefining competition. This can be accomplished by considering the development of cooperative skills and achievement motivation. The article addresses how cooperative skills can be taught within a competitive sport. First, it is important to understand how children and youth understand and process competition based on their developmental stage. Parents need to consider whether a child is mentally, emotionally, socially, and physically mature enough to participate in an organized sport. Readiness for a sport is just as important as readiness for school. Teaching cooperative skills within a competitive context involves a focus on personal development rather than performance. By asking the... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935647 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935647 Improving health through youth sports: Is participation enough? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935646&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.221 The health benefits of engaging in regular physical activity are widely known: enhanced cardiorespiratory fitness, increased muscular strength and endurance, and favorable cholesterol and other profiles. Nevertheless, particularly in youth sports programs run by volunteer, and perhaps inadequately trained, coaches, many youth may not realize the health benefits of sports participation due to a number of factors, among them, inappropriate coach-child ratios, limited space, or mismatched expectations between coaches and those of children and their parents. There are specific strategies that can be implemented to ensure that youth receive the maximize benefits from participation in sports. These strategies are presented in the following areas: frequency, intensity, and duration; cross-trainin... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935646 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935646 An overview of how sports, out-of-school time, and youth well-being can and do intersect http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935645&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.220 This article examines the benefits and disadvantages of participation in organized youth sports and describes a youth development approach to sports programming. The authors summarize what is known about the physical, socioemotional, and cognitive benefits of sports participation. These include health benefits (for example, a reduction in heart disease and diabetes) as well as socioemotional benefits, among them the coping skills of being able to bounce back from problems. The authors describe some of the disadvantages of participation as well. In particular, studies in this area have focused on health risk behaviors and engagement in problem behaviors. The authors present an innovative approach to youth sports and the advantages of implementing this approach using the emerging community y... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935645 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935645 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935644&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.219 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935644 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935644 Editors' notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=935643&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.218 (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=935643 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 935643 Finding the resources for summer learning programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710647&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.217 Research on summer learning losses has unambiguous implications for America: all children need learning opportunities in the summer. But how and when policymakers, educators, and youth service providers will fashion appropriate programming are far less clear. At the root of this problem is the need to vastly increase, stabilize, and coordinate resources for summer programming. Jane Sundius first outlines the current landscape of summer programs. She then goes on to make the case that two key strategies are necessary to securing sustainable increases in funding that will allow all children access to summer programming. The first is a national advocacy and public will-building campaign. The second is extensive, local, public-private planning to map existing summer resources and needs and to ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710647 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710647 Using evaluation to improve program quality based on the BELL model http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710646&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.216 Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) is a national not-for-profit organization whose mission is to increase the educational achievements, self-esteem, and life opportunities of elementary school children living in low-income urban communities. BELL has been engaged in formal evaluation, internally and externally, for more than five years and has built internal evaluation capacity by investing in a specialized full-time evaluation team. As part of a continuous program improvement model of evaluation, BELL uses the data to refine program implementation and replicate successful elements of the services and operations. In this chapter, the authors highlight best practices from the field by outlining BELL's approach to using evaluation data for continuous program improvement. Key strategie... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710646 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710646 Summer library reading programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710645&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.215 Virtually all public libraries in the United States provide some type of summer library reading program during the traditional summer vacation period. Summer library reading programs provide opportunities for students of many ages and abilities to practice their reading skills and maintain skills that are developed during the school year. Fiore summarizes some of the research in the field and relates it to library programs and usage by students. Several traditional and innovative programs from U.S. and Canadian libraries are described. She concludes with a call for further research related to summer library reading programs. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710645 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710645 Collaboration: Leveraging resources and expertise http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710644&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.214 Successful collaboration is an art form but can be developed through several smart practices. The authors discuss the meaning of collaboration, stakeholder perceptions of collaborative partnerships, and the experience of Summer Scholars, a nonprofit community organization that successfully uses collaboration to accomplish its mission. Further, they offer strategies for successful collaborative efforts. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710644 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710644 Summer programming in rural communities: Unique challenges http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710643&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.213 During the past several decades, child poverty rates have been higher in rural than in urban areas, and now 2.5 million children live in deep poverty in rural America. Studies indicate that poor children are most affected by the typical "summer slide." Summer programming has the ability to address the issues of academic loss, nutritional loss, and the lack of safe and constructive enrichment activities. However, poor rural communities face three major challenges in implementing summer programming: community resources, human capital, and accessibility. The success of Energy Express, a statewide award-winning six-week summer reading and nutrition program in West Virginia, documents strategies for overcoming the challenges faced by poor, rural communities in providing summer programs. Energy ... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710643 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710643 Characteristics of effective summer learning programs in practice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710642&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.212 The Center for Summer Learning examined various summer program models and found that there are nine characteristics that provide a framework for effective summer programs. In this chapter, the authors demonstrate how effective practices lead to positive results for young people.The nine characteristics of effective summer learning programs are (1) accelerating learning, (2) youth development, (3) proactive approach to summer learning, (4) leadership, (5) advanced planning, (6) staff development, (7) strategic partnerships, (8) evaluation and commitment to program improvement, and (9) sustainability and cost-effectiveness. These characteristics are divided into two sections. The first three characteristics address a program's approach to learning. Summer instructional techniques are most ef... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710642 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710642 Childhood body mass index gain during the summer versus during the school year http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710641&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.211 The nationwide increase in obesity affects all population sectors, but the impact on children is of special concern because overweight children are prone to becoming overweight adults. Contrary to the opinion of experts, research suggests that schools may be more part of the solution than the problem. Recent seasonal comparison research (comparing children's outcomes during the summer and during school year) reports that children gain body mass index (BMI) nearly twice as fast during the summer as during the school year. Whereas most children experience healthier BMI gain during the school year than the summer, this is especially the case for black and Hispanic children and for children already overweight. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710641 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710641 Summer learning and its implications: Insights from the Beginning School Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710640&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.210 There is perhaps no more pressing issue in school policy today than the achievement gap across social lines. Achievement differences between well-to-do children and poor children and between disadvantaged racial and ethnic minorities and majority whites are large when children first begin school, and they increase over time. Despite years of study and an abundance of good intentions, these patterned achievement differences persist, but who is responsible, and how are schools implicated? The increasing gap seems to suggest that schools are unable to equalize educational opportunity or, worse still, that they actively handicap disadvantaged children. But a seasonal perspective on learning yields a rather different impression. Comparing achievement gains separately over the school year and th... New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710640 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710640 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710639&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.209 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710639 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710639 Editors' notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710638&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.208 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710638 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 710638 Afterword: Aging out of care - Toward realizing the possibilities of emerging adulthood http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545236&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.207 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545236 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545236 Using youth expertise at all levels: The essential resource for effective child welfare practice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545235&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.206 This chapter explores the benefits of engaging youth as resources in all levels of child welfare work. The respect inherent in this inclusion not only assists the development of a stronger bond between youth and staff, it also results in more effective policies, programs, and services. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545235 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545235 The Scottish perspective: A pathway to progress? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545234&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.205 This chapter provides an overview of the development of legislation, policies, and practices in Scotland in relation to the transition from care to independent living. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545234 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545234 Juvenile offenders and independent living: An Irish perspective on program development with St. Xavier's http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545233&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.204 This chapter discusses the authors' experience in working with young offenders who are leaving care in Ireland. Essential elements for effective programming are outlined. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545233 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545233 Promoting autonomous functioning among youth in care: A program evaluation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545232&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.203 After a brief outline of the contextual organization of youth protection offered in Quebec, the author presents an intervention program that aims to prepare youth in high-risk categories for employment, independent living, and an overall orientation to the development of an autonomous lifestyle. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545232 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545232 Transition without status: The experience of youth leaving care without Canadian citizenship http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545231&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.202 Youth without citizenship or permanent resident status who age out of care are vulnerable to exploitation and deportation. This chapter explores the dimensions of this issue and ways to address it. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545231 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545231 The role of housing in the transition process of youth and young adults: A twenty-year perspective http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545230&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.201 Experience living independently while still in care can play a key role in developing self-sufficiency skills for foster youth. Can a comprehensive housing program in Ohio be replicated in other communities? (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545230 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545230 The transition from state care to adulthood: International examples of best practices http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545229&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.200 Youth who are moving out of state care require a number of important supports to aid in their successful transition to adulthood. Without these, they lack the proper tools and risk limited life chances. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545229 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545229 Youth leaving care: How do they fare? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545228&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.199 Former youth in care show a disturbing pattern of poor outcomes after they leave the child welfare system. What can be done to promote more successful transitions? (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545228 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545228 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545227&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.198 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545227 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 545227 Issue editor's notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=545226&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.197 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=545226 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 545226 Dilemmas of youth work: Balancing the professional and personal http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382380&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.196 Youth workers encounter numerous dilemmas in their daily practice, including tension created by relating to youth in a professional versus a personal way. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382380 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382380 Improving quality at the point of service http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382379&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.195 Quality in youth programs happens at the point of service and is driven by staff intentionality, supportive professional communities, and aligned system priorities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382379 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382379 Intentional youth programs: Taking theory to practice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382378&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.194 Intentionality, including a lived ethos of positive youth development, is the key to success in engaging young people in out-of-school learning experiences that meet their developmental needs and everyday interests. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382378 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382378 Beyond access and supply: Youth-led strategies to captivate young people's interest in and demand for youth programs and opportunities http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382377&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.193 Working on supply and access are necessary but not sufficient for the task of increasing young people's engagement in positive youth programs, activities, and informal opportunities. Youth become the marketing experts in this endeavor to increase participation in youth programs, particularly by those who typically do not participate. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382377 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382377 What's up? What young teens and parents want from youth programs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382376&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.192 Youth and parents provide critical voices regarding what young teens do, want, and need from out-of-school opportunities. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382376 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382376 Toward a new paradigm for youth development http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382375&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.191 A diet-and-exercise analogy is proposed to provide a new way of understanding the complexity of youth development and the increased role of youth in shaping that development during the middle years. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382375 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382375 Framing youth issues for public support http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382374&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.190 Communicating effectively about the community's role in promoting positive youth development is critical to generating public support for quality youth programs. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382374 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382374 Executive summary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382373&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.189 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382373 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 382373 Editors' notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=382372&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.188 No abstract. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=382372 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0100 382372 Supporting older youth: What's policy got to do with it? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=299843&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.187 State and local policy innovations that promote increased investments in institutions, community programs, and youth services are developing across the country and can inform out-of-school-time strategies for older youth. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=299843 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 299843 Going the distance: Serving the needs of older youth at scale http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=299842&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.186 Communities that want to build a system of supports to meet the unique developmental and programmatic needs of the older youth population must do so in the context of a communitywide strategy as opposed to fragmented, individually operating programs and services. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=299842 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 299842 Workforce development for older youth http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=299841&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.185 Recent research and evaluation of youth development and employment programs suggests that the demands of the knowledge economy and the emerging digital economy are causing employers to expect higher levels of skills from older youth. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=299841 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 299841 Young people and social action: Youth participation in the United Kingdom and United States http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=299840&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.184 Social action theory provides a valuable youth engagement strategy that emphasizes youth voice, participatory practice, and community building. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=299840 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 299840 Three high school after-school initiatives: Lessons learned http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=299839&cid=s_33741_144_f&fid=33741&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1002%252Fyd.183 Three after-school initiatives have successfully engaged large numbers of high school youth in activities to increase their school success and allow them to master and apply real world skills. Lessons learned by these afterschool pioneers can inform those interested in serving older youth after school. (Source: New Directions for Youth Development) New Directions for Youth Development journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=299839 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 299839