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Gullan, Rebecca L.; Power, Thomas J.; Leff, Stephen S. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2013
Despite considerable fiscal and structural support for youth service programs, research has not demonstrated consistent outcomes across participants or programs, suggesting the need to identify critical program processes. The present study addresses this need through preliminary examination of the role of program empowerment in promoting positive…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Empowerment, African Americans, Role
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Manger, Terje; Eikeland, Ole-Johan; Asbjornsen, Arve – School Psychology International, 2002
Evaluates the effects of a school-based social-cognitive training program on 14- and 15-year-old students' locus of control, as assessed by the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale. Girls in the training condition developed significantly in the direction of higher internal control, while neither boys in the training condition nor girls or…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Program Effectiveness