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Promoting Youth Purpose: A Review of the Literature
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Koshy, Sonia Issac; Mariano, Jenni Menon – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
This article reviews the research literature on teaching and supporting purpose in adolescence and young adulthood. An extensive search revealed that most studies on youth purpose examine psychological correlates and neglect instructional and social supports. School is an effective context for fostering purpose, yet reported approaches for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Journal Articles, Literature Reviews, Young Adults