Community programs to promote youth development / Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth, Jacquelynne Eccles and Jennifer Appleton Gootman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

Gootman, Jennifer Appleton.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Services for--United States.

Youth.

Teenagers--Services for--United States.

Teenagers.

Physical Description:

xvii, 411 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? Community Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. The book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs. Recognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

Setting the Stage

PART I Promoting Adolescent Development

Adolescent Development

Personal and Social Assets That Promote Well-Being

Features of Positive Developmental Settings

PART II The Role of Community Programs for Youth

The Landscape of Community Programs for Youth

Lessons from Experimental Evaluations

PART III Evaluation and Social Indicator Data

Generating New Information

Data and Technical Assistance Resources

PART IV The Intersection of Practice, Policy, and Research

Funding and Support for Programs

Conclusions and Recommendations

APPENDIX A Fundamental Principles of Human Development

APPENDIX B Theoretical Frameworks for Conceptualizing Positive Developmental Processes

APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches

APPENDIX D Related Reports from the National Academies

References

Index.

Notes:

"Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine."

"Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education."--t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-391) and index.

ISBN:

9780309134033

030913403X

9780309661560

0309661560

OCLC:

817958315