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Workshop on the Science of Youth Development Programs
Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth
National Research Council/Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences

Beckman Center – Irvine, CA
January 31, 2000

AUDIO SECTION 1

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose of the Workshop

  • Jennifer Gootman, Study Director, Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth
  • Jacquelynne Eccles, Workshop Chair and Department of Psychology, University of Michigan


AUDIO SECTION 2

9:45 a.m. – 10:20 am
What are Youth Development Programs and Why Do We Need Them?

  • Gary Yates, President and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation
  • Edward Melia, Special Assistant to the Secretary, California State Health and Human Services Agency

Q&A and General Discussion


AUDIO SECTION 3

10:20 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Theoretical Models for Positive Youth Development

  • Dale Blyth, Director, Center for 4-H Youth Development
  • Hanh Cao Yu, Social Scientist, Social Policy Research Associates
  • Jean Grossman, Vice President, Public Private Ventures

Discussant: Michelle Alberti Gambone, President, Gambone & Associates

Q&A and General Discussion

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Quick Lunch


AUDIO SECTION 4

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Interventions to Meet Youth’s Developmental Needs

  • Douglas Kirby, Senior Research Scientist, ETR Associates
  • Milbrey McLaughlin, Professor of Education, Stanford Center on Adolescence, Stanford University
  • Reed Larson, Professor, Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Discussant: Heather Weiss, Director, Harvard Family Research Project

Q&A and General Discussion


AUDIO SECTION 5

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Youth Development Program Models

  • David Milner, President, Community IMPACT
  • Diane Chamberlain, Chief Operating Officer, Valley Community Clinic
  • Kendra Wells, Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development

Moderator: Constancia Warren, Senior Program Officer, Academy for Educational Development

Q&A and General Discussion

AUDIO SECTION 6

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Putting in All Together to Promote Future Directions for Youth Development Programs

  • Jacquelynne Eccles
  • Michele Kipke, Director, Board on Children, Youth, and Families

4:30 p.m.
Adjourn

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