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Mansfield, Louise; Daykin, Norma; O'Connell, Neil E.; Bailey, Daniel; Forde, Louise; Smith, Robyn; Gifford, Jake – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2023
This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The proposed systematic review question is: What is the effectiveness of arts interventions for at-risk and offending children and young people (8-25 years)? There are three objectives: (1) To evaluate evidence on the effectiveness and impact of arts interventions on keeping children safe from…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Young Adults, Intervention
Moore, Kristin A.; Lantos, Hannah; Murphy, Kelly; Redd, Zakia; Beckwith, Sam – Child Trends, 2018
Growing evidence suggests that Positive Youth Development (PYD), a holistic approach to developing assets and competencies, can help prepare young people for success in adulthood, including success in the workplace. At its core, PYD focuses on creating a supportive, developmentally appropriate learning setting by emphasizing positive…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Adolescent Development, Labor Force Development, Job Training
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Missira, Vassiliki – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
The article intends to identify whether and to what extent the educational activities supported by the European action programmes of the Council of Europe (CoE), as well as the European Union (EU), contribute to the promotion of active European citizenship. Taking into consideration that an effort is taking place to actively involve citizens --…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries
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Francis, Grace L.; Gordon, Sarah; Kliethermes, Andrew J.; Regester, April; Baldini, Deborah; Grant, Amber – Teacher Educators' Journal, 2018
Postsecondary education programs (PSEs) for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in colleges and universities expand opportunities for these young adults and result in positive outcomes, including employment and improved social networks. Although participating in postsecondary education results in numerous benefits for…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Postsecondary Education, Young Adults
Sale, Tamara; Fetzer, Patrice; Humensky, Jennifer; Baker, Megan; Hardy, Kate; Noordsy, Douglas; Adelsheim, Steven – Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, 2018
This monograph describes how an SOC approach, coupled with specialized early psychosis intervention, can create a sustainable infrastructure, significantly decrease the duration of untreated psychosis, and improve service delivery and outcomes for youth and young adults with early signs of psychosis. [This product was made possible, in part, with…
Descriptors: Psychosis, Intervention, Delivery Systems, Youth
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Tabios, Heather – Educational Perspectives, 2019
In order to define her educational philosophy, the author created the following action research project. Through it, she became aware of how all interactions and experiences each one has, no matter at what stage in life, impacts the way one thinks, feels, and acts differently. She challenged herself to create an environment for the children to…
Descriptors: Males, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency, Intervention
Dechausay, Nadine – MDRC, 2018
Executive skills are the cognitive abilities that make it possible for people to set goals, regulate impulses, and complete the steps necessary to achieve their objectives. Examples of these skills include time management, emotional control, and organization. Richard Guare and Peggy Dawson have developed a coaching strategy based on executive…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Cognitive Ability, Coaching (Performance), Behavioral Sciences
Sack, Michael; Allen, Lili – Jobs for the Future, 2019
Despite the growing popularity of apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, and in-school youth apprenticeships in the United States, young adults who lack the credentials and connections to seamlessly enter postsecondary pathways remain overlooked. Young-adult-serving agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) are underutilized key actors in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Apprenticeships, Community Role, Community Organizations
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Luft, Pamela – American Annals of the Deaf, 2015
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) adolescents and young adults with disabilities (DWD) are a highly diverse group who may also demonstrate a range of functional limitations. These present unique challenges to professional efforts to provide high-quality transition services. Despite these issues, a majority of this population has cognitive abilities…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Disabilities, Deafness, Partial Hearing
McClung, Ashley A.; Perfect, Michelle M. – Communique, 2012
The National Association of School Psychologists' (NASP) official stand on sexual education is that it should be taught in schools to help young people make healthy decisions regarding sex throughout their lives. Accordingly, school psychologists have a responsibility to use their expertise to facilitate these programs. Without a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Health Education, Sex Education
Martinez, John; Fraker, Thomas; Manno, Michelle; Baird, Peter; Mamun, Arif; O'Day, Bonnie; Rangarajan, Anu; Wittenburg, David – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
This report focuses on the seven original Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects selected for funding in 2003. Three of the original seven projects were selected for a national random assignment evaluation in 2005; however, this report only focuses on program operations prior to joining the random assignment evaluation for the three…
Descriptors: Welfare Recipients, Program Implementation, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
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Roberts, Julia L. – Journal of School Choice, 2007
State residential schools specializing in mathematics and science are schools of choice for gifted young people who are interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Fourteen states have such schools supported by state funding. These schools offer educational opportunities for high school young people who are…
Descriptors: High Schools, Residential Schools, Young Adults, Educational Opportunities
Boonstra, Heather D. – Guttmacher Institute, 2007
Abstinence-only-until-marriage education is a key component of social conservatives' global moral and religious agenda, and the cornerstone of the Bush administration's approach to reducing U.S. teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates. Fearful of being portrayed as anti-abstinence, policymakers have continued to support these…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Politics of Education, Political Attitudes
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Humphrey, Neil; Parkinson, Gill – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2006
Developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of intervention for children and young people on the autistic spectrum are challenging endeavours. In this paper, we adopt a critical approach to research in this area, and attempt to offer an alternative perspective for understanding and interpreting empirical evaluations. We outline and discuss…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Adults, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
Bilchik, Shay – 1998
This bulletin describes the objectives and elements of an effective juvenile justice system and suggests legislative and administrative strategies for its implementation. An effective juvenile justice system must meet the three objectives of holding the juvenile offender accountable, enabling the offender to become a capable and productive…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
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