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School-Based Approaches for the Universal Assessment of Adolescent Psychosocial Strengths
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Paz, Jennica; Kim, Eui Kyung; Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J.; Hinton, Tameisha; Piqueras, José A.; Rodríguez-Jiménez, Tíscar; Marzo, Juan C.; Coates, Susan – Grantee Submission, 2020
The assessment of psychosocial strengths in children and adolescents has predominately focused on the measurement of single traits and constructs, such as grit (Christopoulou, Lakioti, Pezirkianidis, Karakasidou, & Stalikas, 2018), optimism (Oberle, Guhn, Gadermann, Thomson, & Schonert-Reichl, 2018), hope (Pedrotti, 2018), and gratitude…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Student Characteristics, Screening Tests, Holistic Approach
Character Development among Youth: Linking Lives in Time and Place
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Lerner, Richard M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
This article embeds the study of character development within the two-decades-long research program framed by the Lerner and Lerner model of positive youth development. Character development involves attaining the feelings, thoughts, and skills needed to act coherently across time and place to serve self and others in mutually beneficial, positive…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Intellectual Development, Emotional Development, Child Development
Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework. Concept Paper for Research and Practice
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Nagaoka, Jenny; Farrington, Camille A.; Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Heath, Ryan D. – University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2015
Amid growing recognition that strong academic skills alone are not enough for young people to become successful adults, this comprehensive report offers wide-ranging evidence to show what young people need to develop from preschool to young adulthood to succeed in college and career, have healthy relationships, be engaged citizens, and make wise…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Success, Child Development, Adolescent Development
The Growing Out-of-School Time Field: Past, Present, and Future. Current Issues in Out-of-School Time
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Malone, Helen Janc, Ed.; Donahue, Tara, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017
The Information Age Publishing new book series, Current Issues in Out-of-School Time, is designed with a purpose to disseminate original research and promising practices that further the Out-of-School Time (OST) field. This first book sets the foundation on which the series rests upon, by offering an analysis of the progress made since the 2000s,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Ways to Promote the Positive Development of Children and Youth. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2008-11
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Zarrett, Nicole; Lerner, Richard M. – Child Trends, 2008
This brief discusses the elements and features that define positive youth development and highlights some ways to support the positive development of children and youth. Specifically, this brief addresses the critical role that particular out-of-school time settings (regular family dinners and organized activity programs) can play in supporting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Child Development, Family Environment
GRADS. Ohio's Competency Analysis Profile.
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Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1991
This Ohio Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP), derived from a modified Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process, is a current comprehensive and verified employer competency program list for the GRADS (Graduation, Reality, and Dual Role Skills) program. Each unit (with or without subunits) contains competencies and competency builders that identify…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Basic Skills, Child Development, Child Rearing