The presence of caring adults in the extended family and unrelated adults, such as
neighbors, teachers, youth workers, and clergy, is thought to make a positive contribution to …

Originally published in 2000. This book provides insights, practical suggestions and clear-
cut strategies for integrating media across the K-12 curriculum. This contribution to teaching …

This chapter describes positive youth development (PYD) as an emerging arena of applied
developmental science. We show how PYD is both rooted in the theoretical traditions of …

Background Intervention models to promote healthy adolescent development highlight the
importance of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP); however, scant resources …

Our random assignment evaluation found that this type of mentonng had a significant
positive effect on youths ages 10 to 16. Over the 18-month follow-up pertod, youths …

Little theory and research exists on the developmental processes that occur during
adolescents' participation in extracurricular and community based-activities. As a step in that …

This book, with leisure and its relationship to life satisfaction as its theme, presents historical
and contemporary concepts of leisure, recreation, and play. It describes what people in the …

This publication on adolescent health and positive behaviour change is seen as an
important public health issue. It presents the collection and reporting of the application of …

This monograph examines early adolescence as a developmental period and explains the
physical, psychosocial, and cognitive characteristics of 10-to 14-year-olds. The monograph …

Teaching Middle Years has established itself as the leading text to focus on the adolescent
years of schooling. Recognition of the educational importance of this age group continues to …