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    Measuring Youth Perceptions of Being Known and Loved and Positive Youth Development: Cross-National Findings from Rwanda and El Salvador

    Dynamic, relational developmental systems-based models of development emphasize that developmentally-nurturant youth-adult relationships elicit in youth perceptions of being known and loved. Although such perc...

    Jonathan M. Tirrell, Elizabeth M. Dowling, Patience Kibbedi in Child & Youth Care Forum (2023)

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    Toward a Measure for Assessing Features of Effective Youth Development Programs: Contextual Safety and the “Big Three” Components of Positive Youth Development Programs in Rwanda

    When delivered in a safe space, programs effective in promoting positive youth development (PYD) involve key features termed the Big Three: (1) Positive and sustained adult–youth relationships; (2) Life-skill-...

    Jonathan M. Tirrell, Elizabeth M. Dowling, Patricia Gansert in Child & Youth Care Forum (2020)