WHAT WORKS FOR OLDER YOUTH DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions
Publisher/Sponsor:
Child Trends
Author:
Hadley, Alena
This synthesis examines the role that programs designed to serve older youth can play in promoting positive development and subsequent self-sufficiency in adulthood. Findings from 31 studies that implemented random assignment intent-to-treat experimental evaluations to examine the impacts of various intervention strategies on youth well-being outcomes during the transition to adulthood (ages 18 to 25) are discussed. Although the report focusses on socio-economic issues such as career development, sexual risk taking and substance abuse, the underlying principals could be useful when considering recreation programming.
Publication Date:
2010
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