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Luc J. Martin; Karl Erickson; Jen Coletti; Kelsey Saizew; Cailie S. McGuire; Alex Maw; Chris Primeau; Meredith Wolff; Brandy Ladd; Jean Côté – Journal of Character Education, 2023
Despite the established physical, social, and emotional benefits of participating in youth sport, such outcomes are not guaranteed. Indeed, purposeful efforts must be made to ensure that sport offerings are age-appropriate, promote engagement and enjoyment, and involve quality social relationships (e.g., Côté et al., 2020). The current article…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Team Sports, Program Descriptions, Role Models
Katherine E. Soule – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2017
It is vital for youth to experience inclusive programming that is welcoming. Extension has a responsibility and an obligation to provide youth with programs and spaces that are inclusive of all sexes, gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. This article provides an overview of appropriate terminology, as well as steps for…
Descriptors: Program Development, Inclusion, Youth Programs, LGBTQ People
Kupersmidt, Janis; Stelter, Rebecca; Garringer, Michael; Bourgoin, Jennifer – MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership, 2018
MENTOR's newest resource takes the cornerstone best-practice guide for mentoring, the "Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™," and offers research-backed and practice-based tips specifically for STEM mentoring programs. "The STEM Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™" provides additional…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mentors, Program Design, Best Practices
Seal, Susan D.; Peterson, Donna J.; Iwata, Chieko; Kobia, Caroline; Reddy, Raja – Journal of Extension, 2017
With expanding global interdependence, it is vital that 4-H youths learn more about the ever-increasing diverse cultures in their own communities as well as expand their global mindedness and understanding of globalization. The 4-H International Village (a) offers a comfortable yet engaging avenue for youths to expand their knowledge of and…
Descriptors: International Education, Youth Programs, Global Approach, Foreign Culture
Garringer, Michael; Kupersmidt, Janis; Rhodes, Jean; Stelter, Rebecca; Tai, Tammy – MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership, 2015
MENTOR's cornerstone publication, the "Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring[TM]", details research-informed and practitioner-approved Standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs and consequently, impactful mentoring relationships. This Fourth Edition, released in 2015, reflects the most up-to-date…
Descriptors: Program Design, Mentors, Youth Programs, Evidence Based Practice
MENTOR, 2009
As a strategy for helping young people succeed in school, work and life, mentoring works. It helps give young people the confidence, resources and support they need to achieve their potential. The fact is this: these positive outcomes are only possible when young people are engaged in high-quality mentoring relationships. The "Elements of…
Descriptors: Program Design, Mentors, Youth Programs, Program Evaluation
Cato, Bertha – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
The growing interest in youth development, prevention, and assessment has challenged professional practices relative to the design, implementation, and evaluation of youth development programs. This article sheds light on the need for continuous training and staff development in the areas of program development and documentation, using the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Case Studies
Anderson-Butcher, Dawn – Prevention Researcher, 2005
Youth development programs are designed to ensure that young people experience healthy development, success in school, and smooth transitions to adulthood. However, ensuring that adolescents participate in these programs is a continual challenge, especially as they age. Exploring key issues related to recruiting and retaining involvement in youth…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Adolescents, Program Development, Recruitment
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1984
This report summarizes the meetings of the World Health Organization (WHO) Working Group on Family Planning and Sex Education of Young People, which was attended by advisors representing education, sociology, psychology, pediatrics, demography, obstetrics and gynocology, family planning, and psychological medicine. The advisors were from eight…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Family Planning, Foreign Countries
Walker, Joyce A. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2006
Almost any youth program has the potential to be hollow busywork or a vibrant learning experience. Research has documented important features of supportive environments, choice and flexibility, balancing youth and adult-driven stances, and the centrality of relationships. The challenge for practitioners is to construct and carry out youth…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Young Adults, Goodness of Fit, Learning Experience
Strommen, Merton P. – 1979
Findings are presented from an experimental study of consultants, a three-year project funded by the Human Services Development Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the purpose of which was to provide a technology for use by consultants within youth-serving organizations in the diffusion and utilization of innovative programs.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Counselor Role
Hunter, Andrea; Hamar, Rosalind – 1981
A three-step process for developing a program to help youth learn independent living skills is described. The steps are: (1) identifying and ranking specific skills; (2) developing curriculum packages; and (3) involving adults from the local community to help teach those skills to youth. A list of 20 independent living skills is offered along with…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Educational Resources

Sprince, Leila J. – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1994
Describes the manual for a Young Adult Library Advisory Board, a teen group that helps to plan and implement public library youth services. The board's purpose, the recruitment of teen volunteers from which board members can be drawn, volunteer guidelines and assignments, a step-by-step procedure for establishing the program, and a sample agenda…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Guidelines, Library Planning
Ferber, Thaddeus; Pittman, Karen; Marshall, Tara – Forum for Youth Investment, 2002
While states have put in place scores of youth polices, no state can claim to have a single, coherent youth policy that serves as a lens for assessing and planning individual policies. However, across the country, states are working to develop more coordinated approaches to youth policy. This paper highlights the work that states are doing to…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Youth, Children, Adolescents
de Usabel, Frances; Swanson, Coral S. – 1999
This document provides guidance and practical suggestions for Wisconsin public libraries in ensuring that all youth will have convenient and equitable access to materials and technology at public libraries to meet their informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs. The body of the document is the plan itself, which includes goals,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Disabilities, Guidelines