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Toomey, Russell B.; McGuire, Jenifer K.; Russell, Stephen T. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Students' perceptions of their school climates are associated with psychosocial and academic adjustment. The present study examined the role of school strategies to promote safety in predicting students' perceptions of safety for gender nonconforming peers among 1415 students in 28 high schools. Using multilevel modeling techniques, we examined…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Safety, Homosexuality, Social Attitudes
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Russell, Stephen T.; Muraco, Anna; Subramaniam, Aarti; Laub, Carolyn – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
In the field of positive youth development programs, "empowerment" is used interchangeably with youth activism, leadership, civic participation and self-efficacy. However, few studies have captured what empowerment means to young people in diverse contexts. This article explores how youth define and experience empowerment in youth-led…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Student Empowerment, Youth Problems, Self Efficacy