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ERIC Number: EJ672356
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2891
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Adolescents' Accounts of Growth Experiences in Youth Activities.
Dworkin, Jodi B.; Larson, Reed; Hansen, David
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v32 n1 p17-26 Feb 2003
Conducted 10 focus groups in which adolescents discussed their "growth experiences" in extracurricular and community-based activities. The 55 participants reported personal and interpersonal processes and generally described themselves as agents of their own development and change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Involvement, Extracurricular Activities, Focus Groups, Secondary Education, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue titled "Positive Psychology." Version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Minneapolis, MN, April 2001). Research supported in part by the W. T. Grant Foundation, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Institute of Mental Health (grant R01 MH53846).