The report is presented in four chapters. Chapter One covers the origins of the positive youth development approach. Chapter Two defines positive youth development, describes the standards used for selecting program evaluations, and discusses the framework used to analyze them. Chapter Three describes in detail the findings from evaluations of 25 positive youth development programs. Chapter Four summarizes the findings from Chapter Three and discusses challenges and future directions for the field of positive youth development.
Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs
- Resource URL: https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/positive-youth-development-united-states-research-findings-evaluations-positive-youth-development-programs
- Related Key Strength(s): Healthy Social and Emotional Development
- Related Violence Outcome(s) : Child Maltreatment, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, Suicide , Youth Violence, General
- Year Produced: 1996
- Resource Type(s): Report, Research