ERIC Number: EJ963981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-8916
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Conclusion: Recommendations for How Practitioners, Researchers, and Policymakers Can Promote Youth Purpose
Mariano, Jenni Menon
New Directions for Youth Development, n132 p105-111 Win 2011
Initially drawing from, yet then expanding on the research discussed in this volume, this article discusses specific measures that practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can take to support purpose among youth. Strategies for educators include utilizing practical purpose teaching tools, such as purpose interviews, purpose-related discussions, whole classroom and school community games, and purpose survey methodologies. Research strategies include expanding the study of youth purpose to more diverse groups of young people, and developing more succinct tools to assess purpose in research. Finally, the article discusses policy measures to promote purpose, including modification of current academic testing practices, expanding the breadth of course and extracurricular experiences in schools to provide opportunities for purpose development, and integrating purpose promotion skill-building into existing teacher education programs.
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Change Strategies, Achievement Need, Goal Orientation, Adolescent Development, Research Needs, Best Practices, Caseworker Approach, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Intervention, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Opportunities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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