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Book Synopsis A Youth Development Approach for Iowa's Children and Families by : Iowa. Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning
Download or read book A Youth Development Approach for Iowa's Children and Families written by Iowa. Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing Our Youth written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is intended for policy makers and leaders at the state, regional, and local levels within and outside of the education system who have a compelling interest in the achievement of all students and are seeking effective ways to improve student learning. It introduces a set of new concepts for systems of supports that students need if they are to achieve at high levels. The document calls for rethinking the directions for student supports in order to reduce fragmentation in the system and increase the effectiveness and efficiency by which it operates. The intended results are for all children and youth to succeed in school, grow up healthy and socially competent, and be prepared for productive adulthoods.
Book Synopsis Toward Understanding Children by : University of Iowa
Download or read book Toward Understanding Children written by University of Iowa and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Putting positive youth development into practice by :
Download or read book Putting positive youth development into practice written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reconnecting Youth & Community written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Improving Children's Welfare by : Charles Bruner
Download or read book Improving Children's Welfare written by Charles Bruner and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an Iowa state senator's perspective on developing state policies to foster collaboration at the service delivery level to meet the needs of children and families more effectively. The first chapter provides two case examples of children that the current system fails. It suggests that simply providing more funding or requiring agency administrators to collaborate will not address individual needs. The second chapter defines collaboration in the context of state policymaking. It describes three elements essential to the collaborative process and four organizational levels at which it must occur. It then introduces the concept of first, second, and third generation approaches to collaboration. The third chapter relates Iowa's experience in fostering collaboration in the child welfare system, through "decategorizing" state funding for such services. It explains some of the potential benefits for families of decategorization and the conditions necessary to develop such a system. The fourth chapter describes a family development grant program. It seeks to link welfare-to-work, child development, and child welfare concerns by focusing on overall family needs. The last chapter discusses how state policy initiatives, drawing from the experiences of these two Iowa programs, can foster collaboration and provide greater service intergration. (16 references) (LLL )
Book Synopsis The Youth Development Handbook by : Stephen F Hamilton
Download or read book The Youth Development Handbook written by Stephen F Hamilton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2003-10-09 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In recent years, the fields of psychology and human development have focused growing attention on issues of positive youth development. . . . This volume provides a tool that can be used by researchers, practitioners, and policy makers alike to build collective efforts to enhance the well-being of youth. . . . Professor Hamilton is one of the most respected scholars in the country. There is no doubt in my mind that this volume will not only make a significant contribution in the field, but more important, that it is a volume that will be utilized across disciplines and professions." —Francisco A. Villarruel, Michigan State University "The conceptualization and comprehensiveness are excellent. The book also deals with a newly emerging and exciting field and hence is at the forefront of research, policy, and practice. . . . a useful resource." —Lonnie Sherrod, Fordham University "Both timely and potentially very useful...nothing nearly as inclusive as this youth development handbook now exists." —John Kretzmann, Northwestern University "A handbook like this is a good idea because of the interest in communities and colleges in this topic and because of the number of programs being developed targeted at adolescents. . . . I believe the book will serve as a useful reference for scholars, policy makers, and program development specialists. . . . There are no other comparable resources that focus on exemplary programs and community development issues." —Philip Newman, University of Rhode Island What are the types of environments in which youth thrive? How do we cultivate such environments to promote optimal development and positive behavior in youth? The Youth Development Handbook: Coming of Age in American Communities provides youth and development practitioners access to current theory and research in the field of youth development, including illustrations of good practice, original case studies, and a contextual approach to such topics as youth participation and diversity. Because youth practitioners typically identify themselves with one or more contexts, such as youth-serving organizations or faith-based organizations, editors Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton have arranged the book so that each chapter explores the application of youth development principles to its context, drawing on current research. Part I of the book is organized around contexts in which adolescents grow up, such as schools, workplaces, families, peer groups, youth-serving organizations, faith-based organizations, recreation groups, juvenile courts, health clinics, neighborhoods, and cyberspace. Part II addresses broader issues such as evaluation, funding, and community-wide initiatives and the concluding chapter identifies themes that cut across contexts, including mentoring, universal vs. targeted approaches, and evidence-based practice. Features of this volume: Chapters written expressly for the book by established scholars committed to learning from the field and making research useful to practitioners in everyday life. Rather than a "how-to" guide, the book is a source of information and ideas for use in planning programs, training practitioners, and understanding the perspectives of partners in community collaborations. Original case studies provide illustrations of good practice in working with youth to optimize growth and development in varied settings such as the family, school, youth organizations, and workplaces. Serves as both a useful reference and as a "state of the art" account of youth development as a field. The Youth Development Handbook is designed for scholars and researchers in applied developmental science as well as practitioners and policy makers who implement youth development initiatives. The book is also recommended for use in graduate courses on youth development in the fields of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, and Education.
Book Synopsis An Assessment of Youth Development/community Service Programs from Iowa Public School Superintendent's Perspectives by : Charles Ronald Sallade
Download or read book An Assessment of Youth Development/community Service Programs from Iowa Public School Superintendent's Perspectives written by Charles Ronald Sallade and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Community Programs to Promote Youth Development by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Community Programs to Promote Youth Development written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-02-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? Community Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. The book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs. Recognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.
Book Synopsis Children and Youth in Iowa at the Midcentury by : Iowa. Commission on Children and Youth
Download or read book Children and Youth in Iowa at the Midcentury written by Iowa. Commission on Children and Youth and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Family Support and Education by : Charles Bruner
Download or read book Family Support and Education written by Charles Bruner and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, government has recognized that programs like Head Start are cost-effective investments that improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children. Over the last decade, states have been leaders in supporting services to infants and toddlers and their families. Examples of such initiatives include Hawaii's Healthy Start program, Iowa's family development grant program, Maryland's family support centers, Minnesota's Early Childhood Family Education program, Missouri's Parents as First Teachers, and Illinois's Ounce of Prevention Fund. While these programs have different approaches and emphases, they share a number of common features. Among these are capacity-building and partnership orientations toward the family, efforts to connect families with community resources, persistent outreach to hard-to-reach families, attention to developing and sustaining skilled frontline personnel to work with families, flexible administrative structures to support these workers, and provision of support that crosses disciplinary and categorical boundaries. Successful programs are adaptive and respond to a variety of family needs. In designing legislation to support services for families with young children, legislators should focus on local community ownership, the role of the frontline worker, outreach to families, linkage to community resources, flexibility in program development and administration and in level of service, incentives for cross-system collaboration, and the use of funding streams and sources of support. A description of federal funding streams that help finance services for families with young children, additional sources of information, a 24-item annotated bibliography, and a list of program contacts are appended. (AC)
Download or read book Iowa's Child Care Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy statement prepared by the Child Care Policy Subcommittee.
Book Synopsis Before Head Start by : Hamilton Cravens
Download or read book Before Head Start written by Hamilton Cravens and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Head Start: The Iowa Station and America's Children
Book Synopsis Iowa Local Early Childhood Advisory Committee Reports by : Iowa. Department of Education
Download or read book Iowa Local Early Childhood Advisory Committee Reports written by Iowa. Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pathways to Positive Development Among Diverse Youth by : Richard M. Lerner
Download or read book Pathways to Positive Development Among Diverse Youth written by Richard M. Lerner and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2002-11-20 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positive youth development represents an emerging emphasis in developmental thinking that is focused on the incredible potential of adolescents to maintain healthy trajectories and develop resilience, even in the face of myriad negative influences. This volume discusses the theory, research, policy, and programs that take this strength-based, positive development approach to diverse youth. Examines theoretical ideas about the nature of positive youth development, and about the related concepts of thriving and well-being, as well as current and needed policy strategies, best practice in youth-serving programs, and promising community-based efforts to marshal the developmental assets of individuals and communities to enhance thriving among youth.
Download or read book Fulfilling Iowa's Promise written by and published by . This book was released on 2008* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Promoting Positive Youth Development by : Edmond P. Bowers
Download or read book Promoting Positive Youth Development written by Edmond P. Bowers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the results of the longitudinal 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. The volume discusses how self-regulation and contextual resources (e.g., strong relationships with parents, peers, and the community) can be fostered in young people to contribute to the enhancement of functioning throughout life. Each chapter examines a particular aspect of youth thriving, and offers findings on either the bases or the role of positive development in a variety of outcomes, from reduced risk of emotional problems and harmful behaviors to increased participation in the community. Contributors introduce a contemporary model of positive development for diverse youth, provide examples of effective youth development programs, and suggest applications for informing the next generation of policies and practices. Among the featured topics: The regulation of emotion in adolescence. School engagement, academic achievement, and positive youth development. Peer relationships and positive youth development. Identity development in adolescence and the implications for youth policy and practice. Promoting adolescent sexual health in youth programming. A positive youth development approach to bullying. Researchers in developmental psychology as well as practitioners in educational or youth development programs or policies will gain from Promoting Positive Youth Development a new appreciation of the central role of young people's strengths, and initiatives to build effective youth programs. “This volume is destined to become the handbook for anyone interested in the bourgeoning field of positive youth development. Based on ground breaking, longitudinal research from top researchers in the field, Promoting Healthy Development for America’s Youth presents a rich, theoretically grounded understanding of the landscape today’s youth and programs. The contributors provide clear, data-driven guidance regarding the types of programs and settings that are most beneficial to young people.” Jean E. Rhodes, Ph.D. Frank L. Boyden Professor Department of Psychology University of Massachusetts, Boston
