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Publication Date: 2018-Feb
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4-S Positive Youth Development in Latin America: Professional Schools in Costa Rica
Lopes, Sandro; Geldhof, G. John; Bowers, Edmond P.; Thogmartin, Asia
Journal of Extension, v56 n1 Article 1FEA10 Feb 2018
As youth development programs established in the United States expand globally, researchers must evaluate their impacts in diverse contexts. The work described in this article established a baseline for assessing the impact of a 4-S youth program at professional technical high schools in Costa Rica. The 4-S program is equivalent to 4-H in English-speaking countries. Results indicate that members of the 4-S program exhibited significantly higher levels of positive youth development than youths in the comparison group (p < 0.001). We consider how these findings speak to the importance of promoting programs such as 4-S, and we conclude by discussing the implications of this work for practitioners.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational High Schools, Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Youth, Youth Clubs, Extension Education, National Organizations, Models, High School Students, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Costa Rica
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