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Tables of Contents for Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Executive Summary
1
18
Setting The Stage
19
22
Growing Support for Programs
20
1
Adolescent Development
21
3
Committee Charge
24
1
Youth in the United States: A Mixed Picture
25
6
Scope of the Study
31
7
Guide to the Report
38
3
I PROMOTING ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
41
78
Adolescent Development
45
21
Developmental Challenges, Opportunities, and Risks
47
17
Summary
64
2
Personal and Social Assets That Promote Well-Being
66
20
How to Measure Well-Being
67
3
Theoretical Perspectives
70
1
Practical Wisdom
71
1
Empirical Research
72
1
Personal and Social Assets
73
11
Summary
84
2
Features Of Positive Developmental Settings
86
33
Features That Maximize Positive Development
88
24
Essential Ingredients of Good Programs
112
5
Summary
117
2
II THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
119
78
The Landscape Of Community Programs For Youth
121
26
Insights From Nonexperimental Studies
122
1
A Wide Range of Programs
123
5
Features of Community Programs for Youth
128
17
Summary
145
2
Lessons From Experimental Evaluations
147
50
Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Evaluations
148
33
Three Model Program Evaluations
181
8
Conclusions About Program Features
189
5
Summary
194
3
III EVALUATION AND SOCIAL INDICATOR DATA
197
68
Generating New Information
201
27
Evaluating Community Programs for Youth
204
2
Questions Asked in Comprehensive Evaluation
206
19
Summary
225
3
Data and Technical Assistance Resources
228
37
Uses of Social Indicator Data
229
3
Data Sources
232
20
Assessing Program Implementation and Operation
252
9
Summary
261
4
IV THE INTERSECTION OF PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH
265
77
Funding and Support for Programs
267
30
Funding
269
22
Functional Supports
291
3
Summary
294
3
Conclusions and Recommendations
297
45
Policy and Practice
298
7
Research, Evaluation, and Data Collection
305
9
Concluding Thoughts
314
1
APPENDIXES
A Fundamental Principles of Human Development
315
5
B Theoretical Frameworks for Conceptualizing Positive Developmental Processes
320
8
C Biographical Sketches
328
7
D Related Reports from the National Academies
335
7
References
342
51
Index
393
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