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Direct linkKagitcibasi, Cigdem; Baydar, Nazli; Cemalcilar, Zeynep – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
We present a youth development intervention program and its evaluation. Deriving from the theories of agentic self and positive youth development, we adopted a holistic perspective that focused on social agency with growth mindset and self-efficacy conceptualized as its motivators. The intervention consisted of 14 weekly sessions with 508 sixth…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Self Efficacy, Social Development, Grade 6
O'Haire, Marguerite E. – Applied Developmental Science, 2017
Including animals in autism intervention is growing in both research and practice. A systematic literature review was conducted to collate and synthesize all empirical research on animal-assisted intervention (AAI) for autism published from 2012 to 2015. Findings from 28 included studies revealed that AAI programs generally include one animal per…
Descriptors: Animals, Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Kendra M. Lewis; Samuel Vuchinich; Peter Ji; David L. DuBois; Alan Acock; Niloofar Bavarian; Joseph Day; Naida Silverthorn; Brian R. Flay – Applied Developmental Science, 2016
This study evaluated effects of "Positive Action," a school-based social-emotional and character development intervention, on indicators of positive youth development (PYD) among a sample of low-income, ethnic minority youth attending 14 urban schools. The study used a matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled design at the school…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Individual Development, Program Effectiveness, Values Education
De Fuccio, MaryAnne; Kuhn, Deanna; Udell, Wadiya; Callender, Kerry – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
We investigate whether the intervention designed by Kuhn and Udell (2003) to develop argument skills could be implemented productively among adolescent males in a residential juvenile detention facility--boys who were educationally disengaged and severely disadvantaged academically as well as socially. Compared to a control group from the same…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Juvenile Justice
Brunelle, John; Danish, Steven J.; Forneris, Tanya – Applied Developmental Science, 2007
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a sport-based life skills and community service program. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of a combined life skills and community service program on adolescents' prosocial values. The program was part of a national golf and life skills enrichment academy for…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Social Responsibility
Hawkins, J. David; Guo, Jie; Hill, Karl G.; Battin-Pearson, Sara; Abbott, Robert D. – Applied Developmental Science, 2001
This study examines the effects of intervention during the elementary grades on changes in school bonding from middle school through high school, using hierarchical linear modeling. Findings suggest that social development interventions through elementary school can have positive long-term effects on school bonding and demonstrate the importance…
Descriptors: Children, Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
