Trends in Youth Development Visions, Realities and Challenges

MOVING THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MESSAGE: TURNING A VAGUE IDEA INTO A MORAL IMPERATIVE Peter L. Benson and Karen Pittman THE CONTAGION OF AN IDEA In the past fifteen years, countless programs, agencies, funding initiatives, profesĀ­ sionals, and volunteers hav

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TRENDS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Visions, Realities and Challenges

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CONTENTS

Introduction MOVING THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MESSAGE: TURNING A VAGUE IDEA INTO A MORAL IMPERATIVE Peter L. Benson and Karen Pittman Part I. Framing Youth Development I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON A DECADE OF PROMOTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Karen Pittman, Merita Irby, and Thaddeus Ferber Part II. Arenas of Action That Drive Youth Development 2. PERCEPTUAL BARRIERS TO VALUING AND SUPPORTING YOUTH Susan Nail Bales

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3. THE POLICY CLIMATE FOR EARLY ADOLESCENT INITIATIVES Gary Walker

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4. A MATTER OF MONEY: THE COST AND FINANCING OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Robert P. Newman, Stephanie M. Smith, and Richard Murphy

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5. THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Peter L.