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Whitley, Meredith A.; Forneris, Tanya; Barker, Bryce – Quest, 2014
In recent years, underserved communities have received much attention within the field of positive youth development (PYD). While there are an increasing number of opportunities for underserved youth to join PYD-based programs, there is growing concern surrounding the lack of critical evaluation of these programs (Kidd, 2008). Unfortunately, there…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Adolescent Development, Trust (Psychology)
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Hobden, Karen; Forney, Jason Curtis; Durham, Kathleen Wyszacki; Toro, Paul – Journal of Community Psychology, 2011
The effectiveness of five tracking strategies (collateral contacts, Internet databases, driver's records, letters, and community visits) used in attempting to locate homeless and housed adolescents 4.5 years after they were first contacted was examined and compared. The study sample comprised 401 adolescents (252 homeless and 149 matched housed)…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Adolescents, Counties, Databases