[YL] Third Issue of the Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice

[LeMenestrel, Suzanne]

The third issue of the Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research
and Practice is now on-line.  The Journal of Youth Development is a
resource for youth development researchers, practitioners and
policymakers. The multidisciplinary, applied refereed journal is
published by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents and
focuses on the development of school-aged youth through the transition
to adulthood (ages 6-22).

Manuscripts are accepted at anytime. Please visit the following website
to access submission guidelines and the first three issues of the
journal: http://www.nae4ha.org/profdev/joyd/index.html Please contact
the editor, Patricia Dawson, with questions at
Patricia.dawson at oregonstate.edu Please note that the journal is
currently available free-of-charge after registering, but will be
accessible to NAE4-HA members and subscribers only beginning with the
fourth issue. 

 

The third issue features the following articles: 

 

Feature Articles

 

Public Opinions of Youth Development Programs by Scott Scheer and Joseph
Donnermeyer

 

Components of Camp Experiences for Positive Youth Development by Karla
A. Henderson, M. Deborah Bialeschki, Margery M. Scanlin, and Christopher
Thurber

 

Evaluation of Youth Leadership Training Programs by Stephen A. Anderson,
Ronald M. Sabatelli, and Jennifer Trachtenberg

 

Adolescents' Negative Experiences in Organized Youth Activities by Jodi
Dworkin and Reed Larson

 

Program Articles

 

Effectiveness and Successful Program Elements of SOAR's Afterschool
Programs by Janet L. Johnson, Philip Van Vleck, Jennifer S. Peach, and
Rita G. Lewis

 

Encouraging Positive Youth Development with Youth Leadership Summits by
Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, Aarti Subramaniam, and Sally Stanley

 

Youth and Families with Promise: A Multi-Component Youth Development
Program by Brian Higginbotham, Victor Harris, Thomas Lee, and James
Marshall

 

The Respite and Recreation: An Innovative Recreation Service to Adopted
Children with Special Needs by Heewon Yang and Jennifer Howard

 

Research and Evaluation Strategies

 

What Counts in After School? Findings from the Massachusetts Afterschool
Research Study (MARS) by Beth M. Miller and Georgia Hall

 

Resource Reviews

 

Review of the CDC's "Choose Respect" Dating Violence Prevention
Materials by Jodie Hertzog

 

Resource Review: Youth and Adult Leaders for Program Excellence: A
Practical Guide for Program Assessment and Action Planning by Hartley
Hobson

 

 

Regards,

 

Suzanne Le Menestrel

 

 

Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D.

National Program Leader, Youth Development Research

National 4-H Headquarters

Families, 4-H, and Nutrition

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, USDA

202-720-2297

slemenestrel at csrees.usda.gov

http://www.csrees.usda.gov

http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/

 

CSREES' mission is to advance knowledge for agriculture, the
environment, human health and well-being, and communities.

 

 

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