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Urban, Jennifer Brown; Linver, Miriam R.; Moroney, Deborah; Nichols, Trent; Hargraves, Monica; Roberts, E. Danielle; Quinn, Johanna; Brown, Megan; Gama, Lauren; Doubledee, Rachael; Cox, Milira – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Positive youth development programs such as those offered by Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provide sources of support and opportunities for leadership and character development. Programmatic experts from BSA collaborated with researchers to develop a visual theory of change (pathway model) for youth development in Scouts BSA and for adult volunteer…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Youth Clubs, Males, Extracurricular Activities
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Davis, William J.; Cox, Milira; Tevington, Patricia; Brown Urban, Jennifer; Linver, Miriam R. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2022
This instrumental case study explored non-formal educators' lay theories of adolescence using the case of the Boy Scouts of America's Scouts BSA program, a co-ed program serving youth between the ages of 11 and 17. We conducted an iterative analysis of 110 structured interviews with Scouts BSA adult volunteer leaders who served as scoutmasters or…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Males, Extracurricular Activities, Nonformal Education
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Davis, William J.; Rush, Alexandra; Tevington, Patricia; Urban, Jennifer Brown; Linver, Miriam R. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2021
Non-formal education (NFE) programs -- those existing separately from hierarchically and chronologically organized schools -- have a long history with distance and online learning, both of which have been essential to NFE programming. NFE programs like Scouts BSA, the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) co-ed program for 11-17 year olds, rely upon…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Nonformal Education, Youth Clubs, National Organizations