The topic of youth civic engagement is increasingly popular in social science research; however, the question of why some youth are civically involved while others are not is not well understood. This article addresses the following questions: What motivations and barriers do youth report for civic involvement? How do motivations and barriers differ across school contexts? A qualitative study u...

One of the world education components that specifically aims to develop students' creativity is Youth Scientific group (KIR). Based on case studies, information was obtained KIR participants generally still have difficulty generating ideas. Some factors caused participants' in creating ideas were lack knowledge and absence a guide them making The purpose this study technical guidebook for stude...

Several disconnects serve to weaken the use of evidence based programming in community settings. Communities face the need to address the challenges of multiple risk behaviors faced by adolescents in their communities, but must also work to support successful transitions to adulthood and the broader positive development of their youth. The stronger integration of positive youth development and ...

background: more than 36 % of the total population of iran consists of young people aged 15 to 25 yr. recent studies show that this age group has the highest rate of serious health problems. youth participatory studies on youth health priority have shown that mental health is one of the most important priorities in youth health. aim to assessing the mental health needs of youth we conducted a p...