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What is Positive Youth Development?

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This article explores the recent approach to youth research and practice that has been called positive youth development . The author makes the case that the approach grew out of dissatisfaction with a predominant view that underestimated the true capacities of young people by focusing on their deficits rather than their developmental potentials. The article examines three areas of research that have been transformed by the positive youth approach: the nature of the child; the interaction between the child and the community; and moral growth. It concludes with the point that positive youth development does not simply mean an examination of anything that appears to be beneficial for young people. Rather, it is an approach with strong defining assumptions about what is important to look at if we are to accurately capture the full potential of all young people to learn and thrive in the diverse settings where they live.

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  • William Damon, 2004. "What is Positive Youth Development?," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 591(1), pages 13-24, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:591:y:2004:i:1:p:13-24
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716203260092
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