Character Development within Youth Development Programs: Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Activity Involvement

Examples of sports-based youth development programs.

The authors provide examples of sports-based youth development programs and offer information about program mission and vision, program design and content, evaluation results, and program sustainability. The four sports-based youth development programs presented are Harlem RBI, Tenacity, Snowsports Outreach Society, and Hoops & Leaders Basketball Camp. These programs serve diverse audiences wit...

development of feminist poetics in adrienne rich

اشعار ریچ، به عنوان اشعاری که همیشه در حال تغییر و دگرگونی هستند، تجسمی از رشد و دگرگونیِ انسان هستد. پایان نامه ی حاضر، با تمرکز بر روی مراحل سیر شعری ریچ از تغییری در دنیا به عکس هایی فوری از یک عروس، سپس به شیرجه به درون کشتی شکسته و در نهایت به صبری عجیب مرا تا اینجا آورده، به بررسی این مراحل در قالب نظر شوالتر در رابطه با سه مرحله ی پیشرفت ادبی زنان یعنی مرحله ی زنانه، زن گرا و زن محور می پ...

Training programs and implementation process of positive youth development programs.

Intermediaries supporting sports-based youth development programs.

The authors describe intermediary organizations whose aim is to provide technical assistance to sports organizations about infusing a youth development emphasis into their programming. Team-Up for Youth, Sports PLUS Global, and the National Recreation and Park Association are the three organizations highlighted in this article. Team-Up for Youth's mission is to pioneer innovative strategies to ...

Youth development programs: risk, prevention and policy.

Adolescence is a time of both great risk and opportunity. Buoyed by a belief that today’s adolescents face more obstacles on the way to adulthood, from time-crunched parents, dangerous substances and behaviors, overburdened schools, and a more demanding job market, we as a nation no longer believe adolescents should fend for themselves during nonschool hours. In some communities, an array of sc...