Effects of positive youth development programs on school, family, and community systems

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 269-286

  Durlak, Joseph A ^a   Taylor, Rebecca D ^b   Kawashima, Kei ^a   Pachan, Molly K ^a   Dupre, Emily P ^a   Celio, Christine I ^a   Berger, Sasha R ^a   Dymnicki, Allison B ^b   Weissberg, Roger P ^b,c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Social and Emotional Learning   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Positive youth development; Prevention; Promotion; Systems; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FAMILY; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249893080     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9112-5     Document Type: Review

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