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Direct linkKing, Pamela Ebstyne; Dowling, Elizabeth M.; Mueller, Ross A.; White, Krystal; Schultz, William; Osborn, Peter; Dickerson, Everett; Bobek, Deborah L.; Lerner, Richard M.; Benson, Peter L.; Scales, Peter C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2005
This study assesses if correspondence existed between concepts scholars use to discuss positive youth development (PYD) and terms used by practitioners, parents, and youth to discuss exemplary PYD, or thriving. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of 173 interviews about the meaning of thriving found no significant commonality between the terms…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Adolescent Development, Late Adolescents, Competence
Download full textFloyd, Nancy, Ed. – 1993
This newsletter, created for teachers, parents, and others interested in current educational themes, addresses the issue of mentoring, what it is, how it works, and why it is needed; and provides some examples of current mentoring programs. It explains that there are two types of mentoring: natural, such as through friends, relatives, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Development, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
