Results: 12
Practice Matters
Mary Grenz Jalloh and Elizabeth Mastro
2012
The Dignity for All Students Act allows NYS schools to focus on providing a learning environment free from discrimination and harassment. This brief outlines the law's provisions and suggests ways to support its implementation.
Additional Keywords
bullying, school climate, school safety
PDF (809K)
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Chris Batman-Mize
2011
A first job is a key point of entry into adulthood, but may also cause unintended harm. In this edition of Practice Matters, Chris Batman-Mize discusses how adults can help teens have positive work experiences.
Additional Keywords
employment, labor force, employer, business, dropout, drop out, sexual harassment, advocacy, advocate, unions
PDF (648K)
Practice Matters
Deb Levine
2009
This report describes some of the new media and communication technologies that have become popular in recent years, together with case examples demonstrating how these technologies are being used for sexual and reproductive health.
Additional Keywords
Internet, social media, technology, communications, social networks, sexual health, sex education, sexual health education
PDF (477K)
Practice Matters
Mary Agnes Hamilton and Stephen F. Hamilton
2007
In this essay, Mary Agnes Hamilton and Stephen F. Hamilton offer recommendations for strengthening connections between research and practice in youth development.
Additional Keywords
positive youth development, community youth development, evidence-based programs, EBP, evidence based programs, evidence-based practice, program planning, program development, best practices
PDF (89K)
Practice Matters
Richard Kreipe, MD
2006
This 2006 article offers an overview of the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by 2010, connecting its goals to the positive youth development framework.
Additional Keywords
Healthy People 2010, public health, community youth development
PDF (99K)
Practice Matters
Premini Sabaratnam and Jonathan D. Klein
2006
This article discusses the Rochester Evaluation of Asset Development for Youth (READY) Tool, an easy-to-use program evaluation tool designed to measure four core youth development outcomes.
Additional Keywords
positive outcomes, indicators, evaluation, research, measuring youth development efforts, evaluating youth development efforts, assessment, youth development measures, ACT for Youth Center of Excellence
PDF (103K)
Practice Matters
Shepherd Zeldin, Cailin O'Connor, and Linda Camino
2006
This article offers advice for adults to support youth involvement in research and evaluation projects without either abdicating responsibility or overpowering youth partners in the project.
Additional Keywords
youth participatory evaluation, program planning, program development, empowerment evaluation, participatory action research
PDF (68K)
Practice Matters
Elizabeth Mastro and Mary Grenz Jalloh
2005
Evidence suggests successful collaboration between school and community groups leads to improved outcomes for youth. This issue of Practice Matters outlines some of challenges to and strategies for collaboration between school and community groups.
Additional Keywords
community collaboration, community sectors, community involvement, community engagement, community outreach
PDF (75K)
Practice Matters
Todd Miller
2005
This edition of Practice Matters discusses an online peer mentoring and social marketing campaign aimed at teen pregnancy prevention, and how the program was piloted in Rochester, NY.
Additional Keywords
sexual health, reproductive health, peer education, adolescent pregnancy, Metrix Marketing
PDF (186K)
Practice Matters
Maud Easter and Dina Refki
2004
Programs for immigrant youth work best when built on their particular strengths. This issue of Practice Matters describes assets of immigrant youth and useful strategies for program development.
Additional Keywords
cultural competence, program strategies, program planning, youth development programs, youth development programming
PDF (71K)