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50 Years of ERIC
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Promoting Positive Youth Development: The Miami Youth Development Project (YDP)
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Kurtines, William M.; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Berman, Steven L.; Lorente, Carolyn Cass; Briones, Ervin; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Albrecht, Richard; Garcia, Arlen J.; Arrufat, Ondina – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
The Miami Youth Development Project (YDP) had its beginnings in the early 1990s as a grassroots response to the needs of troubled (multiproblem) young people in the community (Arnett, Kurtines, & Montgomery, 2008, this issue). YDP is an important outcome of efforts to create positive youth development interventions that draw on the strengths of…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Community Needs, Intervention, Young Adults
Promoting Positive Youth Development: Implications for Future Directions in Developmental Theory, Methods, and Research
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Kurtines, William M.; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Berman, Steven L.; Lorente, Carolyn Cass; Silverman, Wendy K. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
The efforts of the Miami Youth Development Project reported in this special issue illustrate how Developmental Intervention Science (DIS; a fusion of the developmental and intervention science) extended to include outreach research contributes to the development of community-supported positive youth development programs. In the process, the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Intervention, Youth Programs, Program Descriptions
A Developmental Intervention Science (DIS) Outreach Research Approach to Promoting Youth Development: Theoretical, Methodological, and Meta-Theoretical Challenges
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Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Kurtines, William M.; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Berman, Steven L.; Lorente, Carolyn Cass; Briones, Ervin; Silverman, Wendy; Ritchie, Rachel; Eichas, Kyle – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
This paper describes work directed toward creating community-supported positive youth development interventions that draw on a developmental intervention science outreach research approach. With respect to developmental interventions, this approach focuses on creating evidence-based longitudinal change intervention strategies for promoting…
Descriptors: Youth Problems, Intervention, Outreach Programs, Youth Programs
Promoting Identity Development in Marginalized Youth.
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Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Lorente, Carolyn Css; Kurtner, William; Briones, Ervin; Bussell, Janene; Berman, Steven; Arrufat, Ondina – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2002
Tested school-based intervention in the developmental domains of skills/knowledge, attitudes, orientations, and exploration/commitment for urban minority youth. Quantitative results indicated positive gains on multiple indices; qualitative assessment illustrated positive effects of intervention and the possible obstacles to intervention efficacy.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Cognitive Style, High Risk Students