The past decade brought forth a wave of excitement and promise for researchers and
practitioners interested in community practice as an approach based on social justice …

Through civic engagement, adolescents can increase community vitality, challenge
injustices, and address social problems. Positive youth development (PYD) theory and …

Organized after-school activities promote positive youth development across a range of
outcomes. To be most effective, organized activities need to meet high-quality standards …

The participation of children and youths in decision-making processes is acknowledged in
national, regional, and international human rights documents. At the international level, in …

Sports have long been viewed as an opportunity to actively engage young people in a
leisure context and not just in terms of participation in sports activities, but across a range of …

Across the world, community-based youth organizations are engaging youth as partners
with adults to promote youth civic development. A sample of 528 youth from the United …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate core components of one college support program at
a midwest university from the perspective of student users who have aged out of foster care …

Despite being a valued resource for adolescent health and development, the field maintains
an incomplete view of how youths' sense of purpose in life corresponds with their subjective …

Many young people experience social isolation and loneliness, which can have adverse
effects on physical and psychological well-being. We propose that intergenerational …

INTRODUCTION: This study examines young workers' responses to unsafe work through
the lens of the exit, voice, patience, and neglect typology (Leck & Saunders, 1992) …