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What does it take for each child to reach his or her potential? Researchers and practitioners have contributed to a body of knowledge of what maximizes outcomes, with Positive Youth Development as a core philosophy. Print a one page summary on Youth Work Matters courses
Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children’s Learning (1.11 M PDF)
This research was conducted by RAND Education, a unit of the RAND Corporation, and sponsored by The Wallace Foundation.
To focus attention on the potential of summer learning programs, this monograph reviews the literature on summer learning loss and the effectiveness of summer learning programs, determines key cost drivers of and available funds for summer programs, and gathers information about how such programs operate in district and city contexts, including facilitators and challenges. 2011
Toward a common vision: Naming and framing the developmental imperative 
(175 K PDF)
Joel Tolman and Karen Pittman
A report about meeting the developmental needs of all young people by getting a clearer picture of their lives and the opportunities and challenges that shape their experience.
Understanding youth development work
Joyce Walker and Trudy Dunham
This paper defines youth development in clear, practical terms. 2005
Pedagogy applied to nonformal education (135 K PDF)
Stephan Carlson and Sue Maxa
This article explores teaching models and learning theories that help us better understand nonformal education settings for youth in recreational environments. 1998
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