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Urban, Jennifer Brown; Linver, Miriam R.; Moroney, Deborah; Nichols, Trent; Hargraves, Monica; Roberts, E. Danielle; Quinn, Johanna; Brown, Megan; Gama, Lauren; Doubledee, Rachael; Cox, Milira – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Positive youth development programs such as those offered by Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provide sources of support and opportunities for leadership and character development. Programmatic experts from BSA collaborated with researchers to develop a visual theory of change (pathway model) for youth development in Scouts BSA and for adult volunteer…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Youth Clubs, Males, Extracurricular Activities
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Moran, Seana – High Ability Studies, 2010
Having a purpose is a form of intrapersonal giftedness. An even rarer giftedness is motivation to positively change society or culture. This exploratory chi-square and ANOVA study reports the prevalence, age distribution, stability over time, and characteristics of two change oriented aims in American adolescents. In a sample of 270, 12%, who tend…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Youth, Creativity, Statistical Analysis
Bell, T. H. – 1976
This report focuses on two programs launched by the U. S. Office of Education (USOE) for personnel development in vocational education. The two programs (section 552, Leadership Development Awards and section 553, State Systems for Personnel Development), created under part F of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA), are examined in 11…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Individual Development, Personnel Needs, Policy