Moral competence refers to the affective orientation to perform altruistic behaviors and the ability to judge moral issues logically. A five-stage theory of moral development is proposed. Both…

This youth generation is the largest the world has ever known. More than 60 percent of the population in many UNDP programme countries are youth aged 15-24. Their opportunities for communicating,…

Included is an annotated bibliography that functions as an evidence base for strengths-based interventions with young people.

Youth outcomes are directly affected by a range of risk and protective factors. If properly identified, these factors can be used as a signal for policy interventions to increase the likelihood of a…

Youth policy in the Netherlands is undergoing major changes in pedagogical focus, structure, funding mechanisms and the role of local municipalities and provincial or central governments. Several key…

“Be active, healthy, and happy!” So communicates the message on the cover of the recently published Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Specific guidelines for children and adolescents are…

This document sets out a generic youth development framework. It recognises that many organisations, including non-government organisations, education systems, the Department of Defence and private…

Putting Positive Youth Development Into Practice was conceived to provide those interested in youth development with a solid understanding of the theory behind the PYD approach, as well as practical…

The term youth development is used in at least three different ways, referring to a natural process of development, principles, and practices. All three are important, and they are logically related…

A review of efforts at social system change in 526 universal competence-promotion outcome studies indicated that 64% of the interventions attempted some type of microsystemic or mesosystemic change…

This article describes reflective experiences documented by our youth leaders and community agency partners (n = 7…