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Urban, Jennifer Brown; Linver, Miriam R.; Moroney, Deborah; Nichols, Trent; Hargraves, Monica; Roberts, E. Danielle; Quinn, Johanna; Brown, Megan; Gama, Lauren; Doubledee, Rachael; Cox, Milira – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Positive youth development programs such as those offered by Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provide sources of support and opportunities for leadership and character development. Programmatic experts from BSA collaborated with researchers to develop a visual theory of change (pathway model) for youth development in Scouts BSA and for adult volunteer…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Youth Clubs, Males, Extracurricular Activities
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Kendra M. Lewis; Samuel Vuchinich; Peter Ji; David L. DuBois; Alan Acock; Niloofar Bavarian; Joseph Day; Naida Silverthorn; Brian R. Flay – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
This study evaluated effects of "Positive Action," a school-based social-emotional and character development intervention, on indicators of positive youth development (PYD) among a sample of low-income, ethnic minority youth attending 14 urban schools. The study used a matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled design at the school…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Individual Development, Program Effectiveness, Values Education