Research You May Have Missed


RYMHM: Articles:
Spring-Summer 2009

Brody, M., Bangert, A., & Dillon, J. (2007). Assessing learning in informal science contexts.

Forman, E., & Sink, W. (2006).  Sociocultural approaches to learning science in classrooms.

Friedman, A.J. (ed.), Allen, S., Campbell, P.B., & Dierking, L.D., et al. (2008). Framework for evaluating impacts of informal science education projects.

Furtak, E.M. (2007). (2006). Formative assessment in K-8 science education: A conceptual review.

Heath, S.B. (2007). Diverse learning and learner diversity in "informal" science learning environments.

Horton, R.L., Gogolski, J., & Warkentien, C. (2007). Science, engineering, and technology (SET) programming in the context of 4-H youth development.

McKiley, B., Brayboy, J., & Castagno, A.E. (2007). How might Native Science inform "informal science learning"?

National Institute on Out of School Time, Wellesley College. (2007). Interest and motivation in informal science learning.

Renninger, K.A. (2007). Interest and motivation in informal science learning.

Schwartz, S.E.O., & Noam, G.G. (2007). Informal science learning in afterschool settings: A natural fit?


Winter 2009

Albright, M.B. (2008).  Here today, gone tomorrow: An investigation into why older youth leave the 4-H program.

Anderson-Butcher, D. (2005). Recruitment and retention in youth development programming.

Borden, L.M., Perkins, D.F., Villarruel, F.A., & Stone, M.R. (2005). To participate or not to participate: That is the question.

Ferrari, T.M., & Turner, C.L. (2006). An exploratory study of adolescents’ motivations for joining and continued participation in 4-H afterschool program.

Harder, A., Lamm, A., Lamm, D., Rose, III, H., & Rask. G. (2005). An in-depth look at 4-H enrollment and retention.

Homan, G., Dick, J., & Hedrick, J. (2007). Differences in youth perceptions of Ohio 4-H based on gender.

Homan, G., Dick, J., & Hedrick, J. (2007).  Youth perceptions of Ohio 4-H.

Russell, S.T., & Heck, K.E. (2008). Middle school dropout? Enrollment trends in the California 4-H Youth Development Program.

Simpkins, S.D., Ripke, M., Huston, A.C., & Eccles, J.S. (2005). Predicting participation and outcomes in out-of-school activities: Similarities and differences across social ecologies.

Weisman, S.A., & Gottfredson, D.C. (2001). Attrition from after school programs: Characteristics of students who drop out.


Fall 2008

Borden, L.M., Perkins, D.F., Villarruel, F.A., Carleton-Hug, A., Stone, M.R., & Keith, J.G. (2006).  Challenges and opportunities to Latino youth development: Increasing meaningful participation in youth development programs.

Choi, Y., Harachi, T.W., Gillmore, M.R., & Catalano. R.F. (2005).  Applicability of the social development model to urban ethnic minority youth: Examining the relationship between external constraints, family socialization, and problem behaviors.

Goldstein, M.J., & Noguera, P.A. (2006).  Designing for diversity: Incorporating cultural competence in prevention programs for urban youth.

Kayitsinga, J., & Villarruel, F.A. (2008).  Latinos in Michigan: The social context of after-school programs in Michigan (LM-02).

Kennedy, E., Bronte-Tinkew, J., & Matthews, G. (2007).  Enhancing cultural competence in out-of-school time programs: What is it, and why is it important?

Li, J., Holloway, S., Bempechat, J., & Loh, E. (2008).  Building and using a social network: Nurture for low-income Chinese American adolescents’ learning.

Subramaniam, A. (2007).  The relevance of community based programs for rural youth.

Torres Stone, R.A., & Meyler, D. (2007).  Identifying potential risk and protective factors among non-metropolitan Latino youth: Cultural implications for substance use research.


Summer 2008

Chin, C., (2007). (2008).  Teacher questioning in science classrooms: Approaches that stimulate productive thinking.

Grindstaff, K., & Richmond, G. (2008).  Learners’ perceptions of the role of peers in a research experience: Implications for the apprenticeship process, scientific inquiry, and collaborative work.

Khishfe, R. (2008). The development of seventh graders’ views of nature of science.

Logan, M., & Skamp, K. (2008). Engaging students in science across the primary secondary interface: Listening to the students’ voice.

Parsons, E.E. (2008). Learning contexts, Black Cultural Ethos and the science achievement of African-American students in an urban middle school.

Randler, C., & Hulde, M. (2007). Hands-on versus teacher-centred experiments in soil ecology.Hands-on versus teacher-centred experiments in soil ecology.

Reid-Griffin, A., & Carter, G. (2008). Uncovering the potential: The role of technologies on science learning of middle school students.

Smith, M.H. (2008). Volunteer development in 4-H: Constructivist considerations to improve youth science literacy in urban areas.

Varelas, M., Pappas, C.C., Kane, J.M., & Arsenault, A. (2007).  Urban primary-grade children think and talk science: Curricular and instructional practices that nurture participation and argumentation.


Spring 2008

Arnett Jensen, L. (2008).  Immigrants’ cultural identities as sources of civic engagement.

Bennett, W.L. (2008).  Changing citizenship in the digital age.

Brennan, M.A., Barnett, R.V., & Lesmeister, M.K. (2008).  Enhancing local capacity and youth involvement in the community development process.

Kahne, J., & Middaugh, E. (2008).  High quality civic education: What is it and who gets it?

Lopez, M.H., & Marcelo, B.H. (2008).  The civic engagement of immigrant youth: New evidence from the 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey.

Pasek, J., Feldman, L., Romer, D., & Jamieson, K.H. (2008).  Schools as incubators of democratic participation: Building long-term political efficacy with civic education.

Raynes-Goldie, K., & Walker, L. (2008).  Our Space: Online Civic Engagement Tools for Youth.

Vieno, A., Nation, M., Perkins, D.D., & Santinello, M. (2007).  Civic participation and the development of adolescent behavior problems.

Zaff, J.F., Malanchuk, O., & Eccles, J.S. (2008).   Predicting positive citizenship from adolescence to young adulthood: The effects of a civic context.

UC ANR Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention Workgroup. (2006).
Promising practices in Latino teen pregnancy prevention: Practitioner handbook.

Guest Review

4-H Research Database Available, by Jan Scholl, Ph.D., CFCS, Department of Agriculture and Extension Education, 4-H Family and Consumer Science Programs, Pennsylvania State University.


Winter 2008

Arnold, M.E. (2006).  Developing evaluation capacity in Extension 4-H field faculty: A framework for success.

California 4-H Camp Evaluation Team (2007).  Beyond evaluation: Findings from the California 4-H camp study.

Jelicic, H., Bobek, D.L., Phelps, E., Lerner, R.M., & Lerner, J.V. (2007).  Using positive youth development to predict contribution and risk behaviors in early adolescence: Findings from the first two waves of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development.

Loukas, A., Prelow, H.M., Suizzo, M., & Allua, S. (2008).  Mothering and peer associations mediate cumulative risk effects for Latino youth.

Perkins, D.F., & Le Menestrel, S. (Eds.) (2007).  Sports-based youth development.

Sabaratnam, P., & Klien, J.D. (2006).  Measuring youth development outcomes for community program evaluation and quality improvement: Findings from dissemination of the Rochester Evaluation of Asset Development for Youth (READY) tool.

Surko, M., Pasti, L.W., Whitlock, J., & Benson, D.A. (2006).  Selecting statewide youth development outcome indicators.

Tebes, J.K. Feinn, R., Vanderploeg, J.J., Chinman, M.J., Shepard, J., Brabham, T., Genovese, M., & Connell, C. (2007).  Impact of a positive youth development program in urban after-school settings on the prevention of adolescent substance use.

Youngblade, L.M., Theokas, C., Schulenberg, J., Curry, L., Huang, I-C., & Novak, M. (2007). Risk and promotive factors in families, schools, and communities: A contextual model of positive youth development in adolescence.




Fall 2007

Boyd, B.L. (2003).  Identifying competencies for volunteer administrators for the coming decade: A national Delphi study.

Dorsch, K.D., Riemer, H.A., Sluth, V., Paskevich, D.M., & Chelladurai, P. (2002).  What affects a volunteer’s commitment?

Ecklund, E.H., & Park, J.Z. (2007).  Religious diversity and community volunteerism among Asian Americans.

Hager, M.A., & Brudney, J.L. (2004).  Volunteer management practices and retention of volunteers.

Kemmelmeier, M., Jambor, E.E., & Letner, J. (2006).  Individualism and good works: Cultural variation in giving and volunteering across the United States.

Kolnick, L., & Mulder, J. (2007).  Strategies to improve recruitment of male volunteers in nonprofit agencies.

Kulik, L. (2007).  Explaining responses to volunteering: An ecological model.

Mesch, D.J., Rooney, P.M., Steinberg, K.S., & Denton, B. (2006).  The effects of race, gender, and marital status on giving and volunteering in Indiana.

Petrzelka, P., & Mannon, S.E. (2006).  Keepin’ this little town going: Gender and volunteerism in rural America.

Points of Light Foundation (2001).  Evaluation Report: Engaging persons with disabilities in service.

Points of Light Foundation and National Network of Volunteers. (2004).  Volunteering in under-resourced rural communities. Final Report.

Rhodes, J.E., & Reddy, R. (2002).  Volunteer mentoring relationships with minority youth: An analysis of same-versus cross-race matches.




Summer 2007

Byrne, A., & Hansberry, J. (2007).  Collaboration: Leveraging resources and expertise.

Corporation for National & Community Service. (March, 2007).  Leveling the path to participation: Volunteering and civic engagement among youth from disadvantaged circumstances.

Davila, A., & Mora, M.T. (2007).  Civic engagement and high school academic progress: Do gender and ethnicity affect civic engagement and academic progress? [Part II of An Assessment of Civic Engagement and High School Academic Progress].

Hahn, R., Fuqua-Whitley, D., Wethington, H., Lowy, J., Crosby, A., Fullilove, M., et al. (2007).  Effectiveness of universal school-based programs to prevent violent and aggressive behavior: A systematic review.

Harvard Family Research Project (2006).  Pathways from workforce development to child outcomes.

Hawley, S.R., Chavez, D.V., & St. Romain, T. (2007).  Developing a bicultural model for academic achievement: A look at acculturative stress, coping, and self-perception.

Silliman, B. (2007).  Critical indicators of youth development outcomes for 4-H National Mission Mandates.

Tebes, J.K., Feinn, R., Vanderploeg, J.J., Chinman, M.J., Shepard, J., Brabham, T., Genovese, M., & Connell, C. (2007).  Impact of a positive youth development program in urban after-school settings on the prevention of adolescent substance use.

White, A.M., & Gager, C.T. (2007).  Idle hands and empty pockets? Youth involvement in extracurricular activities, social capital, and economic status.



Spring 2007

Crowe, K.M. (2007).  Using youth expertise at all levels: The essential resource for effective child welfare practice.

Kaufman, L., & Karpati, A. (2007). Understanding the sociocultural roots of childhood obesity: Food practices among Latino families of Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Kliewer, W., & Murrelle, L. (2007). Risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use: Findings from a study in selected Central American countries.

Mann-Feder, V.R. (Ed.) (2007). Transition or eviction: Youth exiting care for independent living.

Powers, J.L., & Tiffany, J.S. (2006). Engaging youth in participatory research and evaluation.

Romero, E.G., Teplin, L.A., McClelland, G.M., Abram, K.M., Welty, L.J., & Washburn, J.J. (2007). A longitudinal study of the prevalence, development, and persistence of HIV/sexually transmitted infection risk behaviors in delinquent youth: Implications for health care in the community.

Steinberg, L. (2004). Risk taking in adolescence. What changes and why?

Straub, D.M., Deeds, B.G., Willard, N., Castor, J., Peralta, L., Francisco, V.T., Ellen, J., & The Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. (2007).
Partnership selection and formation: A case study of developing adolescent health community-researcher partnerships in fifteen U.S. communities.

UC ANR Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention Workgroup. (2006).
Promising practices in Latino teen pregnancy prevention: Practitioner handbook.

Book Reviews

Maira, S., & Soep, E. (Eds.) (2005). Youthscapes.



Winter 2007

Amsden, J., & VanWynsberghe, R. (2005). Rethinking programs for youth in the middle years [Special Issue].

Groff, P.R., Shea, M.P., & Conn, R. (2006). An introduction to the SMARTRISK Heroes Program: Positive social marketing for adolescent injury prevention.

Kokko, K., Tremblay, R.E., Lacourse, E., Nagin, D.S., & Vitaro, F. (2006).
Trajectories of prosocial behavior and physical aggression in middle childhood: Links to adolescent school dropout and physical violence.

McKee, D.M., & Karasz, A. (2006). "You have to give her that confidence":  Conversations about sex in Hispanic mother-daughter dyads.

Obradovic, J., & Masten, A.S. (2007). Developmental antecedents of young adult civic engagement.

Ozer, E.J. (2005). The impact of violence on urban adolescents: Longitudinal effects of perceived school connection and family support.

Park, M.J., Mulye, T.P., Adams, S.H., Brindis, C.D., & Irwin, C.E. (2006).
The health status of young adults in the United States.

Sanchez, A., Norman, G.J., Sallis, J.F., Calfas, K.J., Cella, J., & Patrick, K. (2007). Patterns and correlates of physical activity and nutrition behaviors in adolescents.

Book Reviews

McCarthy, K.F., Ondaatje, E.H., Zakaras, L., & Brooks, A. (2004).
Gifts of the muse: Reframing the debate about the benefits of the arts.

 

Fall 2006

Amsden, J., & VanWynsberghe, R. (2005). Community mapping as a research tool with youth. 

Barnett, R.V., & Brennan, M.A. (2006). Integrating youth into community development: Implications for policy planning and program evaluation.

BDaoud, A.M., & Quiocho, A.M.L. (2005). I can’t see you if I don’t know you: How students create inequality.

Jones, K.R., & Perkins, D.F. (2006).  Youth and adult perceptions of their relationships within community-based youth programs. 

Juvonen, J., Nishina, A., & Graham, S. (2006). Ethnic diversity and perceptions of safety in urban middle schools.

Kramer, L., & Bank, L. (Eds.). (2005). Sibling relationship contributions to individual and family well-being (Special issue).

Larson, R.W., & Walker, K.C. (2006). Learning about the "real world" in an urban arts youth program.

Ross, L. (2006). Where do we belong? Urban adolescents’ struggle for place and voice.

Sastry, N., Ghosh-Dastidar, B., Adams, J., & Pebley, A.R. (2006).  The design of a multilevel survey of children, families, and communities: The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey.

Schmitz, M.F. (2006). Influence of social and family contexts on self-esteem of Latino youth.

Sy, S.R. (2006). Family and work influences on the transition to college among Latina adolescents.

Warming, H. (2006). "How Can You Know? You’re Not a Foster Child": Dilemmas and possibilities of giving voice to children in foster care.

 

Summer 2006

Andolina, M.W., Jenkins, K., Zukin, C., & Keeter, S. (2003).   Habits from home, lessons from school: Influences on youth civic engagement

Barnett, R.V., & Brennan, M.A. (2006).  Integrating youth into community development: Implications for policy planning and program evaluation.

Buckelew, S.M., Pierrie, H., & Chabra, A. (2006).  What fathers need: A countywide assessment of the needs of fathers of young children. 

Coatsworth, D.J., Palen, L., & Sharp, E.H. (2006).  Self-defining activities, expressive identity, and adolescent wellness. 

Grotevant, H.D., van Dulmen, M.H.M., Dunbar, N., Nelson-Christinedaughter, J., Christensen, M., Fan, X., & Miller, B.C. (2006).  Antisocial behavior of adoptees and nonadoptees: Prediction from early history and adolescent relationships.

Public Policy Institute of California. (2006, July).  Immigrants and Community Organizations in California (Issue Brief No. 109).

Randolph, K.A., Fraser, M.W., & Orthner, D.K. (2006).   A strategy for assessing the impact of time-varying family risk factors on high school dropout.

Wight, D., Williamson, L., & Henderson, M. (2006).   Parental influences on young people’s sexual behavior: A longitudinal analysis.

Book Reviews

Currie, E. (2004).   The road to whatever: Middle-class culture and the crisis of adolescence.

Louv, R. (2005).   Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder.

 

Spring 2006

American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health. (2006).   Active healthy living: Prevention of childhood obesity through increased physical activity

Annunziata, D., Hogue, A., Faw, L., & Liddle, H. (2006).  Family functioning and school success in at-risk, inner-city adolescents.

Crosby, R.A., & Holtgrave, D.R. (2006).  The protective value of social capital against teen pregnancy: A state-level analysis. 

Glass, T.A., & McAtee, M.J. (2006).  Behavioral science at the crossroads in public health: Extending horizons, envisioning the future. 

Greene, M.L., Way, N., & Pahl, K. (2006)Trajectories of perceived adult and peer discrimination among Black, Latino, and Asian American adolescents: Patterns and psychological correlates.

Klau, M. (2006).  Exploring youth leadership in theory and practice.

Larson, R., & Hansen, D. (2005).  The development of strategic thinking: Learning to impact human systems in a youth activism program.

Larson, R., Walker, K., & Pearce, N. (2005).  A comparison of youth-driven and adult-driven youth programs: Balancing inputs from youth and adults.

Libby, M., Sedonaen, M., & Bliss, S. (2006).  The mystery of youth leadership development: The path to just communities.

MacNeil, C.A. (2006).  Bridging generations: Applying "adult" leadership theories to youth leadership development.

Mounts, N., Valentiner, D., Anderson, K., & Boswell, M. (2006).  Shyness, sociability, and parental support for the college transition: Relation to adolescents’ adjustment.

Reinders, H., & Youniss, J. (2006).  School-based required community service and civic development in adolescents.

Spencer, R. (2006).  Understanding the mentoring process between adolescents and adults.

Trzesniewski, K.H., Moffitt, T.E., Poulton, R., Donnellan, M.B., Robins, R.W., & Caspi, A. (2006).  Low self-esteem during adolescence predicts poor health, criminal behavior, and limited economic prospects during adulthood.

Book Review

Mincy, R. (Ed.) (2006).  Black males left behind.

 

Winter 2006

Ackard, D.M., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., & Perry, C. (2006).  Parent-child connectedness and behavioral and emotional health among adolescents

Balsano, A.B. (2005).  Youth civic engagement in the United States:  Understanding and addressing the impact of social impediments on positive youth and community development.

Fredricks, J., & Eccles, J. (2005).  Developmental benefits of extracurricular involvement:  Do peer characteristics mediate the link between activities and youth outcomes? 

Frigns, T., Finkenauer, C., Vermulst, A., & Engles, R. (2005)Keeping secrets from parents:  Longitudinal associations of secrecy in adolescence.

Gordon-Larsen, P., Nelson, M.C., Page, P., & Popkin, B.M. (2006).  Inequality in the built environment underlies key health disparities in physical activity and obesity.

Halpern, C.T., King, R.B., Oslak, S.G., & Udry, J.R. (2005).  Body mass index, dieting, romance, and sexual activity in adolescent girls:  Relationships over time.

Motl, R., McAuley, E., Birnbaum, A., & Lytle, L. (2006).  Naturally occurring changes in time spent watching television are inversely related to frequency of physical activity during early adolescence.

NIAAA Interdisciplinary Team on Underage Drinking Research.  (2004-2005).  The scope of the problem. Alcohol and development in youth – A multidisciplinary overview.

NICHD early child care research network:  "Infant-mother attachment classification: Risk and protection in relation to changing maternal caregiving quality." (2006).

Schmitt-McQuitty, L., Subramaniam, A., & Stanley, S. (in press).  Encouraging positive youth development with youth leadership summits.

Strain, C.R. (2005).  Pedagogy and practice: Service-learning and students’ moral development.

Ward, N.L. (2006).  Improving equity and access for low-income and minority youth into institutions of higher learning.

Whitlock, J.L. (2006).  Youth perceptions of life at school: Contextual correlates of school connectedness in adolescence.

Young, J.F., Berenson, K., Cohen, P., & Garcia, J. (2005).  The role of parent and peer support in predicting adolescent depression: A longitudinal community study.

Zeldin, S., Conner, C., & Camino, L. (2006).  Youth as evaluators: What’s an adult to do? A publication for the Act for Youth Upstate Center for Excellence.

 

Fall 2005

Blank, M. (2005).  Building the community school movement:  Vision, organization and leadership.

Camino, L., Mook, C., & Zeldin, S. (2005).  The adoption of innovation In youth organizations:  Creating the conditions for youth-adult partnerships.

Checkoway, B., & Richards-Schuster, K. (2004).  Youth participation in evaluation and research as a way of lifting new voices.

Elgar, F.J., Roberts, C., Tudor-Smith, C., & Moore, L. (2005).  Validity of self-reported height and weight and predictors of bias in adolescents.

Fuligni, A.J., Witkow, M., & Garcia, C. (2005).  Ethnic identity and the academic adjustment of adolescents from Mexican, Chinese, and European backgrounds.

Gardner, M., & Steinberg, L. (2005).  Peer influence on risk taking, risk preference, and risky decision making in adolescence and adulthood:  An experimental study.

Hyde, A., Howlett, E., Brady, D., & Drennan, J. (2005).  The focus group method:  Insights from focus group interviews on sexual health with adolescents.

Jarrett, R.L., Sullivan, P.J., & Watkins, N.D. (2005).  Developing social capital through participation in organized youth programs:  Qualitative insights from three programs.

Rusby, J.C., Forrester, K.K., Biglan, A., & Metzler, C.W. (2005). Relationships between peer harassment and adolescent problem behaviors.

Scales, P.C., & Roehlkepartain, E.C. (2004).  Community service and service-learning in U.S. public schools, 2004:  Findings from a national survey.

Veenstra, R., Lindenberg, S., Oldehinkel, A.J., De Winter, A.F., Verhulst, F.C., & Ormel, J. (2005).  Bullying and victimization in elementary schools:  A comparison of bullies, victims, bully/victims, and uninvolved preadolescents.

Youniss, J., & Hart, D. (2005).  Intersection of social institutions with civic development.

 

Summer 2005

Birkeland, S., Murphy-Graham, E., & Weiss, C. (2005).  Good reasons for ignoring good evaluation:  The case of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program.

Faircloth, B.S., & Hamm, J.V. (2005).  Sense of belonging among high school students representing 4 ethnic groups.

Hart, D., & Carlo, G. (2005).  Moral development in adolescence.

Lawford, H., Pratt, M.W., Hunsberger, B., & Pancer, S.M. (2005). Adolescent generativity:   A longitudinal study of two possible contexts for learning concern for future generations.

Nitzberg, J. (2005). (Ed.)  Putting youth at the center of community building  [Special issue]

Pederson, S., Seidman, E., Yoshikawa, H., Rivera, A., Allen, L., & Aber, J.L. (2005).  Contextual competence:  Multiple manifestations among urban adolescents.

Phan, T. (2005).  Interdependent self:  Self-perceptions of Vietnamese-American youths.

Sieverding, J.A., Adler, N., Witt, S., & Ellen, J. (2005).  The influence of parental monitoring on adolescent sexual initiation.

Smetana, J.G., & Metzger, A. (2005).  Family and religious antecedents of civic involvement in middle class African American late adolescents.

 

Spring 2005

Aquilino, W.S. (2005).  Impact of family structure on parental attitudes toward the economic support of adult children over the transition to adulthood.           

DaSilva Iddings, A.C. (2005).  Linguistic access and participation:  English language learners in an English-dominant community of practice.

Goldstein, A.E., & Reiboldt, W. (2004).   The multiple roles of low income, minority women in the family and community:  A qualitative investigation.

Moore, M.J., & Werch, C.E. (2005).  Sport and physical activity participation and substance use among adolescents.

Smith, M.J., Kennison, M., Gamble, S., & Loudin, B. (2004).  Intervening as a passenger in drinking/driving situations.

Williams, A.F., Nelson, L.A., & Leaf, W.A. (2002).  Responses of teenagers and their parents to California’s graduated licensing system.

Zeldin, S., Larson, R., & Camino, L. (2005).  Youth adult relationships in community programs:  Diverse perspectives on good practices [Special issue].

Book Reviews

Flyvbjerg, B. (translated by Stephen Sampson). (2001).  Making social science matter:  Why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again.  Cambridge University Press:  Cambridge.

Perry, T., Steele, C., & Hilliard, III, A. (2003).  Young, gifted and black:  Promoting high achievement among African-American students. Beacon Press:  Boston, MA.

Sousa, D.A. (2003).  How the gifted brain learns.  Corwin Press:  Thousand Oaks, CA.

 

Winter 2005

Batiuk, M.E., Boland, J.A., & Wilcox, N. (2004).  Project Trust: Breaking down barriers between middle school children.

Evans, W.D., Finkelstein, E.A., Kamerow, D.B., & Renaud, J.M. (2005). Public perceptions of childhood obesity.

Henriksen, L., Feighery, E.C., Wang, Y., & Fortmann, S.P. (2004). Association of retail tobacco marketing with adolescent smoking.

Kitsantas, A., Ware, H.W., & Martinez-Arias, R. (2004).  Student’s perceptions of school safety:  Effects by community, school environment, and substance use variables.

Lamborn, S.D., & Nguyen, D.T. (2004).  African American adolescents’ perceptions of family interactions:  Kinship support, parent-child relationships and teen adjustment.

Lerner, R.M., Lerner, J.V., Almerigi, J.B., Theokas, C., et al., (2005). Positive youth development, participation in community youth development programs, and community contributions of fifth-grade adolescents:  Findings from the first wave of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development.

Shrake, E.K., & Rhee, S. (2004).  Ethnic identity as a predictor of problem behaviors among Korean American adolescents.

Unger, J.B., Reynolds, K., Shakib, S., Spruijt-Metz, D., Sung, P., & Johnson, C.A. (2004).  Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents.

Wainright, J.L., Russell, S.T., & Patterson, C.J. (2004).  Psychosocial adjustment, school outcomes, and romantic relationships of adolescents with same-sex parents.

Wilkinson, R.B. (2004).  The role of parental and peer attachment in the psychological health and self-esteem of adolescents.

 

Fall 2004 Cavanaugh, S.E. (2004). The sexual debut of girls in early adolescence: The intersection of race, pubertal timing, and friendship group characteristics.

De Guzman, M., et. al. (2004). Gender and age differences in Brazilian children’s friendship nominations and peer sociometric ratings.

Kahn, R.S., et. al. (2004). Combined effect of mothers’ and fathers’ mental health symptoms on children’s behavioral and emotional well-being.

Langhout, R.D., et. al. (2004). An exploratory study of youth mentoring in an urban context: Adolescents’ perceptions of relationship styles.

Lehman, S.J., & Koerner, S.S. (2004). Adolescent women’s sports involvement and sexual behavior/health: A process-level investigation.

Loukas, A., & Prelow, H.M. (2004). Externalizing and internalizing problems in low-income Latino early adolescents: Risk, resource and protective factors.

Macmillan, R., & Hagan, J. (2004). Violence in the transition to adulthood: Adolescent victimization, education, and socioeconomic attainment inlater life.

Meyers, S.A., & Miller, C. (2004). Direct, mediated, moderated and cumulative relations between neighborhood characteristics and adolescent outcomes.

Padilla-Walker, L.M., & Carlo, G. (2004). "It’s not fair!" Adolescents’ constructions of appropriateness of parental reactions.

Patton, G.C., et. al. (2004). Puberty and the onset of substance use and abuse.

Perret-Clermont, A., et. al. (2004). Joining Society: Social interaction and learning in adolescence and youth.

Price, J.H., et. al. (2002). Assessing assets in racially diverse, inner-city youths: Psychometric properties of the Search Institute asset questionnaire.

Van Den Bree, M.B.M., et. al. (2004). Predictors of smoking development in a population-based sample of adolescents: A prospective study.

Yoon, J.S., et. al. (2004). Relational aggression in middle school: Educational implications of developmental research.

Summer 2004 Desmond, D., et. al. (2003). Making learning relevant: principles and evidence from recent experiences (Part 2)

Eccles, J.S., et. al. (2004). The relation of early adolescents’ college plans and both academic ability and task-value beliefs to subsequent college enrollment.

Huebner, A.J., & Mancini, J.A. (2003). Shaping structured out-of-school time use among youth: The effects of self, family and friend systems.

Hughes, K. L., et. al. (2002). School-to-work: Making a difference in education.

Lapan, R. T., et. al. (2003). Preparing rural adolescents for post-high school transitions.

Lee, C.D. (2003). Why we need to re-think race and ethnicity in educational research.

Ontai, L. L, & Raffaellli, M. (2004). Gender socialization in Latino/a families: Results from two retrospective studies.

Rose, A., et. al. (2004). Overt and relational aggression and perceived popularity: Developmental differences in concurrent and prospective relations.

Suarez-Orozco, C., & Todorova, I.L.G., (Eds).. (2003). Understanding the social worlds of immigrant youth.

Taylor, C.S., et. al. (2004). Internal and external developmental assets among African American male gang members.

Waizenhofer, R., et. al. (2004). Mothers’ and father’s knowledge of adolescents’ daily activities: Its source and links with adolescent adjustment.

Winter 2004 Astroth, K. (2003). Doorway, doormat, or doghouse? The challenges facing 4-H youth development scholarship in land-grant universities.

Bryant, A. L., et.al. (2003). How academic achievement, attitudes, and behaviors relate to the course of substance use during adolescence: A 6-year, multiwave national longitudinal study.

Huebner, A.J., et.al. (2003). Staff development for the youth development professional.

Luthar, S. (2003). The culture of affluence: psychological costs of material wealth.

Roth, J. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). What exactly is a youth development program? Answers from research and practice.

Skar, R.N. (2003). Peer and adult relationships of adolescents with disabilities.

Sten, B., et.al. (2003). Prevalence of child and adolescent exposure to community violence.

Umana-Taylor, A.J. & Bamaca-Gomez, M.Y. (2003). Generational differences in resistance to peer pressure among Mexican-origin adolescents.

Ungar, M. (2004). A constructionist discourse on resilience: Multiple contexts, multiple realities among at-risk children and youth.

Fall 2003 Beyers, W., et.al. (2003). A structural model of autonomy in middle and late adolescence: Connectedness, separation, detachment, and agency.

Duke, J., et. al. (2003). Physical activity levels among children aged 9-13 years - United States, 2002.

Heck, K.E., et. al. (2003) Does postpartum length of stay affect breastfeeding duration? A population-based study.

Hill, N.E., et. al. (2003). Early adolescents’ career aspirations.

Lerner, R.M., et. al. (2003). Positive youth development: Thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society.

Murdock, S., & Paterson, C. (2002). Youth and adults learning together: Setting up for success.

Okwumabua, J.O., et. al. (2003). Depressive symptoms and decision-making among African American youth.

Seidman, E., et. al. (2003). Urban adolescents’ transition to junior high school and protective family transactions.

Spencer, M., et. al. (2003). A theoretical and empirical examination of identity as coping: Linking coping resources to the self processes of African American youth.

Youniss, J., et. al. (2002). Youth civic engagement in the twenty-first century. [Electronic version].

Summer 2003 Albert, B., et. al. (Eds.) (2003). 14 and younger: The sexual behavior of young adolescents.

Bruzzese, J. M., & Fisher, C. B. (2003). Assessing and enhancing the research consent capacity of children and youth.

Ellis, B., et. al. (2003). Does father absence place daughters at special risk for early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy?

Gulek, C. (2003). Preparing for high-stakes testing [Electronic version].

Hofferth, S. L. (2003). Race/ethnic differences in father involvement in two-parent families: Culture, context, or economy?

Jenkins, J. M., et. al. (2003). The role of the shared family context in differential parenting.

Kaplan, C. P., et. al. (2002). Acculturation, gender role orientation, and reproductive risk-taking behavior among Latina adolescent family planning clients [Electronic version].

Klaw, E. L., et. al. (2003). Natural mentors.

Lease, A. M., et. al. (2003). Distance from peers in the group’s perceived organizational structure: Relation to individual characteristics.

Levine, S. B., & Coupey, S. M. (2003). Adolescent substance use, sexual behavior, and metropolitan status: Is "urban" a risk factor?

Roth, J. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). What exactly is a youth development program? Answers from research and practice.

Roth, J. L. and Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). Youth development programs: Risk, prevention and policy.

Russell, S. T. (2003). Sexual minority youth and suicide risk.

Whitlock, J., & Hamilton, S. (2003). The role of youth surveys in community youth development initiatives.

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