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William Damon

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53

Publications

6.6K

Citations

33

H-Index

1972

Active since

Affiliations

Stanford University(Current)

Clark University

Duke University

Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Brown University

William Damon is an author at Stanford University specializing in education, social sciences, and child development.

Top concepts

EducationSocial SciencesPsychologyChild DevelopmentAdolescent DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyCognitive DevelopmentSocial CognitionMoral PhilosophySocial Psychology

Publications per year

1972–2025

53

Publications

53

The Development of Purpose During Adolescence

William Damon, Jenni Menon, Kendall Cotton Bronk · Applied Developmental Science · 2003 · 1.1K citations

Education, Adolescence, Personal Meaning +16

What is Positive Youth Development?

William Damon · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 2004 · 984 citations

Culture, Young People, Community Development +12

Peer education: The untapped potential

William Damon · Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology · 1984 · 547 citations

Social Learning Environment, Education, Peer Learning +4

Critical distinctions among three approaches to peer education

William Damon, Erin Phelps · International Journal of Educational Research · 1989 · 533 citations

Educational Psychology, Education, Critical Distinctions +3

The Development of Self-Understanding from Infancy Through Adolescence

William Damon, Daniel Hart · Child Development · 1982 · 485 citations

Education, Self-assessment, Adolescence +21

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