The study of prosocial behaviors—actions that benefit others—continues to evolve in
sophisticated ways. Such actions are important for understanding moral development, as …

Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with
numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is …

Service-learning (SL) has become a popular teaching method everywhere from elementary
schools to colleges. Despite the increased presence of SL in the education world, it is still …

Service learning places teaching and learning in a social context, facilitating socially
responsive knowledge. The purposes of this meta-analysis were to summarize evidence on …

This article reviews four bodies of research that shed light on how to promote active care for
the environment in children and youth: research on sources of proenvironmental behavior …

Youth-adult partnership (Y-AP) has become a phenomenon of interest to scholars and
practitioners. Despite the potential of Y-AP to promote positive youth development, increase …

Civic engagement is important for individual and community well‐being. In the current study,
we use survey data from a nationally representative sample to examine how sociopolitical …

Engaging youth in civic life has become a central concern to a broad array of researchers in
a variety of academic fields as well to policy makers and practitioners globally. This book is …

Citizens' sense of responsibility to their community and to their nation is becoming a topic of
growing concern. Recent research indicates that citizens of the United States and many …

The purpose of this study was to examine the links between identity (statuses and
processes) and adolescent civic engagement (volunteer and political participation) …