The pathways and processes through which empowering community settings influence their
members, the surrounding community and the larger society are examined. To generate the …

The topic of civic engagement has come to the forefront of many recent discussions about
the positive and healthy development of youth. Researchers and practitioners writing about …

Youth are an often untapped but potent resource for community change. To engage youth in
community change coalitions requires more time, resources, and intentionality than many …

In this article we present a vision of applied developmental science (ADS) as a means of
promoting social justice and socio-political well-being. This vision draws upon the field's …

We report on a study aimed at understanding adolescence as a period of heightened
vulnerability, and investigate Life Orientation as a possible means of addressing the risk …

The field of community psychology developed in the mid-1960s as a reaction against the
limitations of traditional, reactive, and intrapsychological approaches to research and social …

The chapter focuses on promising directions in applied developmental science in the next
decade by charting the recent contributions and future potential for new ways of thinking …

This study's purpose was to determine the influence of involvement level, autonomy, and
reflection during FFA civic engagement activities on students' self-perceived civic …

Does Life Orientation speak to the needs of learners who live and learn in townships? The
answer is a partial yes as revealed by the Batsha-Life Orientation study which documents …

This paper discusses the experiences and outcomes associated with Engaging Youth for
Positive Change (EYPC), a youth civic engagement program developed to address clean …