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Roth, Jodie; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Murray, Lawrence; Foster, William – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1998
Defines youth development programs and reviews the program evaluation literature. Discusses (1) positive-behavior focused competency/asset enhancing programs, (2) problem-behavior focused competency/asset enhancing programs, and (3) resistance skills-based prevention programs. Includes an appendix of detailed summaries of 15 program evaluations.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Developmental Programs, Early Intervention
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Allan, John; Dyck, Pat – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1984
Describes a developmental guidance curriculum on transition for grades six, seven, and eight. Provides the background, methodology, and some of the children's responses to the material, which consists of units on awareness, understanding, and challenge. Includes a list of children's stories on transitions. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cultural Traits, Developmental Programs, Developmental Tasks
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Adamo, Simonetta M. G.; Aiello, Amalia – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2006
The work the authors are going to describe in this paper is an account of the attempt to re-establish an educational relationship with adolescent drop-outs, for whom school often represented a cage from which they either escaped or were expelled. An experimental school scheme named the Chance Project has been operating in Naples for the past three…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics