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Youth Program Evaluation

Youth Program Evaluation is a systematic assessment methodology designed to measure the effectiveness, impact, and quality of programs aimed at promoting positive development in young people, distinguishing it from broader educational or organizational evaluations by its specific focus on youth-centered interventions, outcomes, and developmental outcomes within structured programmatic contexts.

636

Publications

29.5K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

591

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

119

Parents

Publications

636

Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs

Richard F. Catalano, M. Berglund, Jean A. M. Ryan et al. · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 2004 · 1.9K citations

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Designing Evaluations of Educational and Social Programs.

Leslie Hendrickson, Lee J. Cronbach · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1983 · 1.1K citations

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What Exactly Is a Youth Development Program? Answers From Research and Practice

Jodie L. Roth, Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn · Applied Developmental Science · 2003 · 732 citations

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Positive youth development in the United States: Research findings on evaluations of positive youth development programs.

Richard F. Catalano, M. Berglund, Jeanne A. M. Ryan et al. · Prevention & Treatment · 2002 · 670 citations

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Promoting Healthy Adolescents: Synthesis of Youth Development Program Evaluations

Jodie L. Roth, Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn, Lawrence F. Murray et al. · Journal of Research on Adolescence · 1998 · 488 citations

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Authors

1.8K

  1. DT
    Daniel T. L. Shek

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    70 publications · 2.2K citations

    26

    h-index

  2. RC
    Rachel C. F. Sun

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    22 publications · 540 citations

    16

    h-index

  3. TY
    Tak Yan Lee

    City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    9 publications · 211 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. TF
    Tanya Forneris

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    9 publications · 269 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. CM
    Cecilia M.S.

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    9 publications · 277 citations

    9

    h-index

1–5 of 1.8K

Institutions

591

  1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    22 h-index

    85 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    18 h-index

    52 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau

    Macao, China

    18 h-index

    41 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. East China Normal University

    Shanghai, China

    16 h-index

    32 publications

    876 citations

  5. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    14 h-index

    19 publications

    599 citations

  6. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    552 citations

  7. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    518 citations

  8. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. The Scientific World JOURNAL

    TSWJ · 38 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

    h-index

  2. American Journal of Evaluation

    AJE · 19 publications · 1.2K citations

    15

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  3. Journal of Youth Development

    JYD · 17 publications · 619 citations

    13

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  4. Journal of Adolescent Research

    12 publications · 686 citations

    12

    h-index

  5. Applied Developmental Science

    ADS · 13 publications · 1.4K citations

    11

    h-index

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