Positive youth development (PYD) programs are designed to optimize youth developmental progress.[1] This is sought through a positivistic approach that emphasizes the inherent potential, strengths, and capabilities youth hold.[2][3] PYD differs from other approaches within youth development work in that it rejects an emphasis on trying to correct what is considered wrong with children's behavior or development, renouncing a problem-oriented lens.[2][4] Instead, it seeks to cultivate various personal assets and external contexts known to be important to human development.[5][6]
Youth development professionals live by the motto originally coined by Karen Pittman, "problem free is not fully prepared",[7] as they work to grow youth into productive members of society. Seen through a PYD lens, young people are not regarded as "problems to be solved"; rather, they are seen as assets, allies, and agents of change who have much to contribute in solving the problems that affect them most.[8] Programs and practitioners seek to empathize with, educate, and engage children in productive activities in order to help youth "reach their full potential".[9][6] Though the field is still growing, PYD has been used across the world to address social divisions, such as gender and ethnic differences.[10]
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- ^ Gootman, Jennifer; Eccles, Jacquelynne (2002). Community Programs to Promote Youth Development. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-13403-3.
- ^ Catalano, Richard F.; Skinner, Martie L.; Alvarado, Gina; Kapungu, Chisina; Reavley, Nicola; Patton, George C.; Jessee, Cassandra; Plaut, Daniel; Moss, Caitlin; Bennett, Kristina; Sawyer, Susan M.; Sebany, Meroji; Sexton, Magnolia; Olenik, Christina; Petroni, Suzanne (July 2019). "Positive Youth Development Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Conceptual Framework and Systematic Review of Efficacy". Journal of Adolescent Health. 65 (1): 15–31. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.01.024. hdl:1773/46640. ISSN 1054-139X. PMID 31010725. S2CID 128359348.
- ^ a b Arnold, Mary Elizabeth; Silliman, Ben (2017-06-27). "From Theory to Practice: A Critical Review of Positive Youth Development Program Frameworks". Journal of Youth Development. 12 (2): 1–20. doi:10.5195/jyd.2017.17. ISSN 2325-4017.
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- ^ "Positive Youth Development (PYD) Framework". www.youthpower.org. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ Damon, William (January 2004). "What Is Positive Youth Development?". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 591: 13–24. doi:10.1177/0002716203260092. S2CID 145180802.
- ^ Zurcher, Tom; Walker, Joyce; Piehl, Barbara; Ogg-Graybill, Jolie; Morreim, Patricia; McAndrews, Betty; Matlack, Mary; Fruechte, Kari; Croymans, Sara R.; Brekke, Barbara; Almquist, Patricia (1999). Keys to Quality Youth Development (Report). hdl:11299/49534.
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