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Piljoo P. Kang – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2024
This study investigates the influence of church mentoring on the psychosocial development of adolescents from immigrant and ethnic minority backgrounds. Framed within ecological systems and sociocultural theories, it examines mentoring processes in fostering positive youth development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen…
Descriptors: Mentors, Churches, Ethnic Groups, Social Bias
Robinson-Hill, Rona M. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2022
What affect does female participation in the Training Future Scientist (TFS) program based on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and Maslow's Hierarchies of Needs have on achievement levels in science and their attitude toward science and interest in science-based careers? The theoretical framework for this study was developed through a…
Descriptors: Females, Scientists, Urban Areas, Adolescents
Arndt, Natasha; Naudé, Luzelle – Youth & Society, 2020
The aim of this study was to explore Black South African adolescents' sense of self as it emerges through their direct and indirect environments. Black African adolescents (N = 57; 52.63% male; 47.37% female) participated in eight focus groups, which were analyzed thematically. The emphasis fell on the interconnectedness and interdependency…
Descriptors: Blacks, Adolescents, Self Concept, Interpersonal Relationship
Zarrett, Nicole; Veliz, Phillip; Sabo, Don – Women's Sports Foundation, 2020
This is one of the first studies of its kind to systematically examine processes influencing youth entry, retention, and dropout from sports. To accomplish this objective, the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF), in partnership with The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation, commissioned a national survey about the participation and experiences of youth in…
Descriptors: Females, Athletics, Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes
Povilaitis, Victoria; Riley, Michael; DeLange, Ruan; Verkouw, AJ; Macklin, Kate; Hodge, Camilla J. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
This systematic review assesses the state of the literature regarding the impacts of outdoor education instructors' behaviors and traits on participant outcomes. Twenty-seven articles are reviewed in detail, and student outcomes in relation to instructor behaviors and traits and to programmatic elements are identified. A range of participant…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Teacher Behavior, Outcomes of Education, Self Concept
Bowers, Jill R.; Rosch, David M.; Collier, Daniel A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016
Leadership and developmental scholars have highlighted the need to enhance youth leadership skills. Yet, research that explains youths' perceptions of how and when role models influences their leadership growth processes is limited. To address these gaps and begin to develop an understanding of youths' perspectives, we employed a qualitative,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Youth Programs, Youth Leaders, Qualitative Research
Esentas, Melike; Özbey, Selhan; Güzel, Pinar – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
This study aims to determine the role of youth camp practices, organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in the development of self-awareness and leadership skills of female students participating in youth camps. As a result of analysis of the data collected with triangulation method--observation, focus group discussions and document…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Leadership Qualities
Robinson-Hill, Rona M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
What affect does female participation in the Training Future Scientist (TFS) program based on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and Maslow's Hierarchies of Needs have on female adolescents' achievement levels in science and their attitude toward science and interest in science-based careers? The theoretical framework for this study was developed…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, After School Programs, Action Research
McGarry, Robert – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
In order to accommodate the education needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, American schools need to do more than add LGBT information to the curriculum in sex education class. If we believe, as Erikson (1968) suggested--that adolescence is the time when young people try to make sense of who they are--and if we believe that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Identification (Psychology), Self Concept
Srsic, Amy; Rice, Elisabeth Hess – Education and Treatment of Children, 2012
This study examined the perceptions of adolescent girls with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) who were participating in a support group. The focus of the study was to explore the perceptions of the girls' friendships, connectedness with others, ability to establish and maintain relationships, and self-perceptions within the group. The…
Descriptors: Females, Behavior Disorders, Participant Observation, Day Schools
Little, Catherine A.; Kearney, Kelly L.; Britner, Preston A. – Roeper Review, 2010
Mentoring is widely advocated as an educational experience for academically talented students because mentors may provide stimulation for academic growth and serve as positive role models for students in areas of career interest. This study examined the experiences of 72 talented teenagers attending a university-based summer mentorship program.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Talent, Academically Gifted, Role Models
Feinstein, Sheryl; Baartman, Jyl; Buboltz, Michelle; Sonnichsen, Kim; Solomon, Rebekka – Journal of Correctional Education, 2008
The objective of this qualitative study was to establish the existing positive factors in the lives of 18 juvenile males living in a low-security correctional facility in order to determine approaches which foster resiliency. Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory, an approach to understanding human development within the context of the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Correctional Institutions, Males, Institutionalized Persons

Peterson, Gary W.; Peters, David F. – Youth and Society, 1983
Draws upon ideas about "television effects" and the adolescent peer group to illustrate how interconnections between these two socializing agents contribute to the adolescent's "construction of social reality." Examines how gender, sexual, consumer, and occupational roles as enacted by teenagers are a product of media and peer group influences.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interaction, Peer Groups, Peer Influence

Price, Cheryl; And Others – Adolescence, 1980
Describes one program for diverting troubled children from the juvenile justice system. Reports on a social work education and agency collaboration to conduct an evaluation of participants' satisfaction with the program. (RMH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Problems, Children
Mendez, Linda M. Raffaele; Young, Ellie L.; Mihalas, Stephanie T.; Cusumano, Dale L.; Hoffman, Laura L. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2006
Educators have made significant strides toward increasing gender equity in schools in the past several decades, but recent studies into the lives of girls in the early adolescent years continue to reveal that many girls face some significant gender-related stressors as they transition from childhood to adolescence. Researchers have found that…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Self Concept
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