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Local drivers (opportunities/barriers) in adopting and implementing prevention approaches and programs 11/10/2011 1 Comment The nitty-gritty, practical details of introducing, adopting and implementing prevention programs raises issues and questions that are almost always ignored or controlled by formal research studies. The discussion will facilitate the development of questions and perspectives from teachers, nurses, social workers, addiction workers, educational administrators and police officers. This “worm’s eye” view is essential if we are to truly understand how various prevention programs or educational resources can be developed, disseminated and diffused effectively.This discussion of the practical details of implementation is part of an international series of webinars, web meetings and online wiki-based discussions about Implementation, Capacity, Sustainability and Systems Change. Join the call for contributors to this discussion. Posted by ISHN Read More 1 Comment Promoting Youth Development in Schools 11/10/2011 0 Comments
Despite the widespread interest, youth development principles remain a marginal concern in school improvement policy and practice. This brief resource is meant to provide another informative for decision makers and planners about the fundamental importance of promoting youth development through enhancing student assets and improving settings and pairing it with an agenda to address factors interfering with such development. Most definitions of youth development emphasize that it is a process which lays thefoundation for how a child or adolescent copes with the next set of circumstancesencountered. Efforts to promote youth development involve intentional practices designedto positively enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes (often referred to as assets) in one ormore domains (e.g., cognitive, physical, language/communication, social, emotional, moral,spiritual)Because of the widespread influence of the Search Institute’s work, developmental assetsare often defined as the “internal and external building blocks of healthy development.” The institute describes these as representing “the relationships, opportunities, and personalqualities that young people need to avoid risks and to thrive.” Based on the institute’sreview of youth development, resiliency, and prevention research, a synthesis generated “40common sense, positive experiences and qualities that help influence choices young peoplemake and help them become caring, responsible, successful adults.”For more....
This page contains the archive of previous blog posts. These older posts are not active and therefore are no longer open for comments.
Local drivers (opportunities/barriers) in adopting and implementing prevention approaches and programs 11/10/2011 1 Comment The nitty-gritty, practical details of introducing, adopting and implementing prevention programs raises issues and questions that are almost always ignored or controlled by formal research studies. The discussion will facilitate the development of questions and perspectives from teachers, nurses, social workers, addiction workers, educational administrators and police officers. This “worm’s eye” view is essential if we are to truly understand how various prevention programs or educational resources can be developed, disseminated and diffused effectively.This discussion of the practical details of implementation is part of an international series of webinars, web meetings and online wiki-based discussions about Implementation, Capacity, Sustainability and Systems Change. Join the call for contributors to this discussion. Posted by ISHN Read More 1 Comment Promoting Youth Development in Schools 11/10/2011 0 Comments
Despite the widespread interest, youth development principles remain a marginal concern in school improvement policy and practice. This brief resource is meant to provide another informative for decision makers and planners about the fundamental importance of promoting youth development through enhancing student assets and improving settings and pairing it with an agenda to address factors interfering with such development. Most definitions of youth development emphasize that it is a process which lays thefoundation for how a child or adolescent copes with the next set of circumstancesencountered. Efforts to promote youth development involve intentional practices designedto positively enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes (often referred to as assets) in one ormore domains (e.g., cognitive, physical, language/communication, social, emotional, moral,spiritual)Because of the widespread influence of the Search Institute’s work, developmental assetsare often defined as the “internal and external building blocks of healthy development.” The institute describes these as representing “the relationships, opportunities, and personalqualities that young people need to avoid risks and to thrive.” Based on the institute’sreview of youth development, resiliency, and prevention research, a synthesis generated “40common sense, positive experiences and qualities that help influence choices young peoplemake and help them become caring, responsible, successful adults.”For more....
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