Applied Research in Human Development and Social Change (AR-HDSC)
AR-HDSC is focused on generating knowledge which is useful for both
transforming
the settings that touch the lives of children and adolescents and
mobilizing
citizens, leaders, and policy makers at local and national levels. Our
Applied Research unit is led by a strong team of professionals and supported
by a growing number of university-based scholars (at, for example, Tufts
University, Harvard, Penn State, Stanford, University of Minnesota, Fuller
Seminary) who bring theoretical and analytical talent to our many research
projects.
Core Dimensions
Positive Human Development
Community and Social Change
Research Publications
Survey Services
Evaluation Services
What's Happening in Applied Research
Finding Common Ground: Community- and Faith-Based Youth Workers Agree on Key Priorities
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August 24, 2007—Youth workers in community-based settings and faith-based settings agree
that it's essential that youth workers develop positive relationships with youth, are
positive role models, and involve and empower youth, according to a just-released
study from the National Collaboration for Youth and Search Institute, which was
supported by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
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Research Report: Keeping America's Promises to Children and Youth
A national study by Search Institute and Child Trends that reports on a
series of national telephone polls of children, youth, and parents
conducted by the Gallup Organization. The study shows that millions of
American young people ages 6 to 17 experience very few, if any, of the
five Promises they need to build their character and compentence. The
National Promises Study is part of a new report titled
Every Child, Every Promise: Turning
Failure into Action, which was commissioned by America's
Promise—The Alliance for Youth.
New Center Focuses on Spiritual Development Around the World
Search Institute has launched the Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence, a global initiative to advance research and practice in this vital but understudied domain of human development. For more information, visit the center's new website
www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org.
Assessment of Youth Work Field for W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The
Power of Youth and Adult Partnerships and Change Pathways for Youth Work (PDF)
is the Executive Summary of a study for the launch of the second Kellogg Leadership
for Community Change initiative. It offers the following section highlights:
Boys & Girls Clubs Look at Impact on Youth Members
In a partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
and Search Institute, the study titled Deepening
Impact through Quality Youth Development Strategies and Practices
(PDF - Executive Summary) sought to learn how Boys & Girls Clubs provide opportunities,
support, and resources that result in positive and healthy development for
Club members.
Introducing the Early Childhood Developmental Assets Framework
(ECDAF)
Derived and adapted from Search Institute’s Developmental Assets youth
framework, the
ECDAF combines
knowledge of what fosters holistic early childhood development with a practical
approach that offers specific guidance to practitioners, parents, family
members, neighbors, community workers, officials, and policy makers.
Search Institute Insights & Evidence
Check out our Web-based publication,
Search Institute Insights & Evidence, which presents the latest
research from Search Institute on healthy children, youth, and communities.
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