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Direct linkLerner, Richard M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
This article embeds the study of character development within the two-decades-long research program framed by the Lerner and Lerner model of positive youth development. Character development involves attaining the feelings, thoughts, and skills needed to act coherently across time and place to serve self and others in mutually beneficial, positive…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Intellectual Development, Emotional Development, Child Development
Tirrell, Jonathan M.; Hay, Samuel W.; Gansert, Patricia K.; Le, Trang U.; O'Neil, Bridget C.; Vaughn, Jennifer M.; Bishara, Leanne; Tan, Esther; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; King, Pamela Ebstyne; Dowling, Elizabeth M.; Williams, Kate; Iraheta, Guillermo; Sim, Alistair T. R.; Lerner, Richard M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2021
Programs effective in promoting positive youth development (PYD) involve curricular features termed the Big Three: Positive and sustained adult-youth relationships; life-skill-building activities; and youth contribution and leadership opportunities. Data from 610 adolescents (50% female; M[subscript age] = 16.39 years, SD = 1.83) enrolled in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Adults, Adolescents
Tirrell, Jonathan M.; Dowling, Elizabeth M.; Gansert, Patricia; Buckingham, Mary; Wong, Caitlin A.; Suzuki, Sara; Naliaka, Catherine; Kibbedi, Patience; Namurinda, Emmanuel; Williams, Kate; Geldhof, G. John; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; King, Pamela Ebstyne; Sim, Alistair T. R.; Lerner, Richard M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020
Background: When delivered in a safe space, programs effective in promoting positive youth development (PYD) involve key features termed the Big Three: (1) Positive and sustained adult-youth relationships; (2) Life-skill-building activities; and (3) Opportunities for youth contribution and leadership. However, no measures exist in the literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Skill Development, Program Evaluation
Matthews, Michael; Ryan, Diane M.; Lerner, Richard M. – Journal of Character Education, 2020
The mission statement of the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, clearly articulates character is a core competency needed to be an effective Army officer. But the lessons of a protracted period of war and conflict, beginning with the events of September 11, 2001, have underscored the importance of character in the military…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Military Personnel, Military Training, Values Education
Lerner, Richard M.; Wang, Jun; Chase, Paul A.; Gutierrez, Akira S.; Harris, Elise M.; Rubin, Rachel O.; Yalin, Ceren – New Directions for Youth Development, 2014
In contemporary developmental science, relational development systems models have been used to frame the positive youth development (PYD) perspective, which posits that youth will thrive when there is alignment between their strengths and ecological resources in their context. Evidence from the 4-H Study of PYD indicates that out-of-school-time…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, After School Programs, Student Development, Interpersonal Relationship
