Youth Development Framework Comparison
While most youth development frameworks have developed from common
theories that strive to address both the causes of risk behavior and
the supports for thriving indicators, most of these frameworks have
evolved independently from one another. This has left professionals,
communities and families struggling to distinguish the best framework
to adopt/implement for their youth development initiative. Users must
select among a variety of frameworks that share desired outcomes, but
that function by means of different missions, change methodologies,
research data and measurement tools. The task of researching alternative
rating systems, standards and best practice frameworks can be difficult.
The "Youth Development Framework Comparison" is a brief overview of
ten (10) best practice frameworks in the field of youth development
and contains information regarding each frameworks' purpose, strength(s),
change methodology, research base/data support, resources provided,
measurement instrument(s), ownership of data and contact options.
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