996 Search Results for Youth Development
This essaydescribes the meaning of leadership and defines the characteristics and qualities of effective leaders. It discusses the manner in which leadership skills can be developed and assesses the importance of leadership in organizations seeking t Continue Reading...
Resistance meant affirming one's own cultural heritage, in this case an African-American or black heritage (Lincoln and Mamiya 15).
By the 1990s, the problems encountered and caused by young black students in public schools had become a national pr Continue Reading...
Gangs in the Military
In the present era the gang problem is all encompassing and intimidating in a greater measure compared to any other period in history. In the bygone 20 years, gang associations have transcended all socioeconomic, ethnic and rac Continue Reading...
Annotated bibliography: Adolescent Psychology
Donaldson, S.J. & Ronan, K. R. (2006, Summer). The effects of sports participation on young adolescents' emotional well-being. Adolescence, 41(162), 369-373
This 2006 study investigated the link b Continue Reading...
Ar-yuwat, S., Clark, Hunter, & James, (2013). Determinants of physical activity in primary school students using the health belief model. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s40876
Thailand experiences a Continue Reading...
Rosemary Rivera
Building social skills and character in young children of all socioeconomic backgrounds, race and genders through junior golf programs.
Golf is a game of learned behavior and learned skills. When youths are taught golf, it enables t Continue Reading...
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To train those college students who aim to join the teaching profession;
To provide the teachers with a wide spectrum and grounds for exploration so that they can apply their knowledge and ability in a way that boosts the overall education Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency and Fraud in Australia1: The Media's Portrayal of Young People and Juvenile CrimeIntroduction and FocusThe media plays a pivotal role in shaping societal perceptions of crime, including those involving juveniles. The portrayal of Continue Reading...
High Risk Youths in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is one of the cities that have had numerous challenges, particularly violence that has been a major issue for more than two decades. While the city is relatively safe and tranquil, unprecedented violence i Continue Reading...
Often children must withhold information from people who could help them as public awareness of their homelessness would likely end in separation from loved ones as for children a greater number of programs exist to help them independently than coll Continue Reading...
Mentoring
Human history is replete with stories and myths of relationships between mentors and their proteges
The term "mentor" has its origin in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" in which Odysseus, while going to fight in the Trojan War, entrusts th Continue Reading...
School African-American Males Who Are Attending a Community-Based After-School Program
ANTICIPATED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A qualitative case study would be conducted by the researcher. As described by Gay, Mills, and Airasian (2009), a case study ex Continue Reading...
Organizational Profile
Profile of a Community Organization: The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Beach San Diego
There are many different ways that a social organization can influence and impact a community, and a great many moral and ethical implications and Continue Reading...
Treatment Versus Punishment: That Is the Question!
Introduction
When it comes to the question of whether treatment or punishment should be used for juvenile offenders, it is important to remember that juveniles are still developing into adults: their Continue Reading...
Corporate Governance: Philanthropy and Social Responsibility
Corporate philanthropy is a form of CSR where a corporation extends monetary or non-monetary support to the community for the sake of improving its welfare and the quality of life. Despite Continue Reading...
Juvenile Corrections
Juvenile delinquency is a common phenomenon in the globe today. Owing to the severe crimes, committed, different states handle the matter differently. On one hand, some states utilize the "punitive approach" that prioritizes cri Continue Reading...
Physical Fitness in Children
The effects of a 2-minute jog 3 times per week on 20 meter shuttle run scores in elementary age students
The connection between physical activity, proper diet and nutrition, and a growing trend towards children who are Continue Reading...
On the other hand, we might be able to "incubate" a cable network by playing a Thursday night series of cable games, and such a network could be a long-run success that would strengthen our product as well." (Tagliabue, 2004)
Tagliabue states that Continue Reading...
Starting a Hockey Rink Business to Promote Local HockeyTo start a sports business one has to consider the market, problem solving steps, SWOT analysis, strategic thinking, and more. This case study examines the process of starting a hockey rink busin Continue Reading...
Social Problem and Personal Statement
Part 1: Trauma and Resilience of the Karen Population
Traumatic and stressful experiences usually characterize migration and resettlement processes. Immigrants may experience pre-migration trauma in their home co Continue Reading...
Public Speaking Advertising Policy Planned Events
The objective of this study is to write an in depth analysis of a public speaking advertising policy planned event specific to football and to identify the stakeholders and their motivation. The even Continue Reading...
According to Rohe and his colleagues, though, "Over time, however, there has been a tendency for departments to expand their programs to involve a larger number of officers and to cover wider geographic areas. Besides these special units, a number o Continue Reading...
A List of Non-Profit Organizations
The non-profit organizations listed herein include: All Stars Project, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, CapraCare, Community League of the Heights, Financial Services Volunteer Corps, International Coaliti Continue Reading...
Young people growing up in Compton, East Los Angeles, and other communities with high rates of poverty, social disorganization, and anomie are exposed to a number of risk factors that are conducive to gang membership. Those risk factors include "pove Continue Reading...
Program Evaluation
EVALUATING A PROGRAM
Evaluation of a project or program plays an important role in future funding or accreditation of the program and also lends credibility to the service provided. When an organization launches a new program esp Continue Reading...
Life Skills Training prevention program that revolves around material focusing on violence and the media, anger management, and conflict resolution skills. My idea for this program comes from Botvin et al. (2006) who empirically tested the efficacy Continue Reading...
As can be deduced from the examples in section one, these causative theories include the taking of drugs, as well as immature emotional responses and the influence of the media in the portrayal of images of violence that are accepted by the larger c Continue Reading...
21st Century Leadership
What does leadership mean today? The 21st Century environment presents totally different challenges and needs from the previous centuries with regards to leadership. Studies have shown that emotional and social intelligence a Continue Reading...
Social Control Theory of Juvenile Delinquency
Underlying Assumptions
Travis Hirschi's Social Control theory of deviance assumes that deviant behavior is largely a function of the connectedness of the individual to his or her society; more specifica Continue Reading...
COUNSELING Counseling: Theodore Clark Case StudyPart 1Client Name: Theodore ClarkClient Initials: T.C.Client Age: 40 yearsClient Race/ Ethnicity: BlackSelf-Identified Gender: MalePresenting ProblemClarksdemographic informationincludes education, nati Continue Reading...
Drugs and Kids
Preventing Substance Abuse
One environmental factor is an adult model of substance abuse in addition to a lack of clear family prohibition against it (Hawkins et al. 2004);
One cultural risk factor is the collection of stresses in f Continue Reading...
Marriage
Over the past 50 -- 60 years, the divorce rate in the United States has risen dramatically. Marriage was viewed differently in previous generations, and was generally considered an institution between one man and one woman. In today's moder Continue Reading...
COUNSELING Counseling: Theodore Clark Case StudyPart 1Client Name: Theodore ClarkClient Initials: T.C.Client Age: 40 yearsClient Race/ Ethnicity: BlackSelf-Identified Gender: MalePresenting ProblemClarksdemographic informationincludes education, nati Continue Reading...
Emotional Intelligence
Role of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing Leadership
Leadership
The cumulative term that defines the competitive advantage of an organization in the prevailing era is leadership. An organization may succeed in erecting spaci Continue Reading...
validity, and for school administrators Goldstein's points should be discussed and debated. Goldstein suggests that without violating students' privacy rights, instructors / teachers nationwide need to be far more alert to weirdness, aggressiveness, Continue Reading...
Children and Media
Technology surrounds everything that children participate in nowadays. From using computers to watching television, the media influences children in just about every activity that they are a part of. The mainstream and social medi Continue Reading...