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Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 23, No. 3, 268-290 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0743558408314376

A Developmental Intervention Science (DIS) Outreach Research Approach to Promoting Youth Development

Theoretical, Methodological, and Meta-Theoretical Challenges

Marilyn J. Montgomery

Florida International University

William M. Kurtines

Florida International University, kurtines{at}fiu.edu

Laura Ferrer-Wreder

Barry University

Steven L. Berman

University of Central Florida, Daytona Beach

Carolyn Cass Lorente

George Washington University

Ervin Briones

University of Tennessee at Martin

Wendy Silverman

Florida International University

Rachel Ritchie

Florida International University

Kyle Eichas

Florida International University

This paper describes work directed toward creating community-supported positive youth development interventions that draw on a developmental intervention science outreach research approach. With respect to developmental interventions, this approach focuses on creating evidence-based longitudinal change intervention strategies for promoting long-term developmental change. The paper describes three broad challenges (theoretical, methodological, and meta-theoretical) that the authors faced in their efforts to develop and implement community-supported intervention programs built on this approach. The authors describe first the theoretical challenges they addressed in developing the conceptual framework for their community-supported intervention; second, the challenge of developing and refining a methodological framework for evaluating positive youth development interventions in "real-world" settings; and third, the meta-theoretical challenges that arose in the context of implementing community-supported positive development programs.

Key Words: positive youth development • community-supported interventions • developmental intervention science • outreach research • meta-theoretical issues


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W. M. Kurtines, M. J. Montgomery, L. Ferrer-Wreder, S. L. Berman, C. C. Lorente, and W. K. Silverman
Promoting Positive Youth Development: Implications for Future Directions in Developmental Theory, Methods, and Research
Journal of Adolescent Research, May 1, 2008; 23(3): 359 - 378.
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