Youth Development & Leadership
Additional Resources
NCSET Resources
Addressing
the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students With
Disabilities in Postsecondary Education (February 2004)
NCSET Information Brief
Persons with disabilities usually must overcome a variety of challenges
not faced by their peers without disabilities in order to gain entry
to and succeed in postsecondary education. These challenges are
often especially difficult for persons with disabilities of culturally
and linguistically diverse heritage. This brief identifies the major
challenges of postsecondary education for persons with disabilities
of culturally and linguistically diverse heritage and provides recommendations
to postsecondary institutions for supporting the educational success
of these students.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1411
Bullying
and Teasing of Youth with Disabilities: Creating Positive School
Environments for Effective Inclusion (December 2003)
NCSET Issue Brief
Bullying has been proven by numerous studies to be a serious problem
nationwide. Harassment of youth with disabilities in particular
has been steadily increasing. Whole school anti-bullying/anti-violence
programs are necessary to address this problem effectively. This
Issue Brief provides clear definitions of bullying, teasing, and
disability harassment. It also outlines research about bullying
and harassment, and describes two effective, comprehensive, whole-school,
anti-bullying programs. Finally, the brief offers recommendations
and resources for further action.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1332
The
Characteristics, Experiences, and Outcomes of Youth with Emotional
Disturbances (August 2004)
NCSET NLTS2 Data Brief
This NLTS2 Data Brief takes a fresh look at selected characteristics
of youth with emotional disturbances and their households that distinguish
them from other youth with disabilities and/or from youth in the
general population. It also describes aspects of their school histories
and their current school programs and experiences, as well as indicators
of their academic performance and social adjustment at school. Finally,
the activities of youth with ED outside of school are highlighted.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1687
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Transition Personnel (October 2005)
NCSET Essential Tool
This Essential Tool summarizes current research about transition issues and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) youth with disabilities. It also offers information on how transition personnel can effectively support these youth by building on their strengths and enhancing natural supports available within their families and communities. Also included are numerous practical tools, and information on further resources.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/essentialtools/diversity/default.asp
National Standards & Quality Indicators: Transition Toolkit for Systems Improvement  (2005 National Leadership Summit Edition)
The National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition (NASET) developed this document, which outlines standards and indicators that can be used to help assure high-quality transition for youth who are moving from a secondary school setting to the adult world. The standards and indicators identify practices that create quality secondary education and transition experiences for all youth. These standards can guide state and local administrators and practitioners responsible for planning and implementing comprehensive transition systems for youth, ultimately becoming a catalyst for constructive change in transition practices and policies nationwide.
http://www.ncset.org/teleconferences/docs/TransitionToolkit.pdf
Person-Centered
Planning: A Tool for Transition (February 2004)
NCSET Parent Brief
This brief provides a concise description of person-centered planning
and an explanation of the benefits of this process. The brief also
provides action steps for implementing person-centered planning,
references within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
that support the process, and a list of additional resources.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1431
La
Planificación Centrada en la Persona: Una Herramienta para
la Transición (February 2004)
NCSET Parent Brief
This is the Spanish-language edition of the Parent Brief entitled
"Person-Centered Planning: A Tool for Transition." Este
artículo proporciona una descripción concisa de una
planificación centrada en la persona y una explicación
de los beneficios de este proceso. El artículo también
provee los pasos a dar para implementarlo, referencias dentro de
la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act—IDEA) que apoyan el proceso
y una lista de recursos adicionales.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=2126
Social
Activities of Youth with Disabilities (March 2004)
NCSET NLTS2 Data Brief
This brief provides highlights of the results of the National Longitudinal
Study-2 in regard to social activities of youth with disabilities.
Researchers asked parents how often youth interact with friends
by getting together outside of school, receiving telephone calls
from them, and being invited to other youths' social activities.
They also asked whether youth had taken part in various extracurricular
activities during the previous year.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1470
Supporting
Dynamic Development of Youth with Disabilities During Transition:
A Guide for Families (March 2004)
NCSET Information Brief
This brief offers concrete, useful information about adolescent
development to guide families in supporting youth with disabilities.
It also provides the compassionate perspective of a parent of a
youth with a disability regarding the transition process. Finally,
the brief offers a list of further resources.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1432
Teaching
Social Skills (October 2004)
NCSET Information Brief
This brief outlines the importance of social skills education for
youth with disabilities, identifies specific skills needed by youth,
provides guidance for choosing and implementing social skills programs,
and offers information about creating a positive school climate
that fosters the development of social skills.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1749
Transition
Planning: Community Mapping as a Tool for Teachers and Students
(April 2005)
NCSET Research to Practice Brief
Community mapping can acquaint teachers and students with a community's
culture, resources, transition needs, and assets. This brief describes
the research base for community mapping and provides an outline
of the roles, responsibilities, and materials involved in the community
mapping process. It also provides examples and further resources
for engaging in community resource mapping.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=2128
Youth Leadership Forums—Providing Leadership Development Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities (March 2006)
NCSET Information Brief
This brief outlines findings of youth development research, describes the components and benefits of Youth Leadership Forums (YLFs), and introduces the Iowa and Kansas YLFs.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=2845
Youth
with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: Prevention and
Intervention Strategies (February 2005)
NCSET Issue Brief
This brief provides proactive solutions to juvenile delinquency
problems of all youth, including those with disabilities, involved
in the juvenile justice system. In particular, the brief focuses
on the models of restorative justice and wrap-around services. Information
on additional resources is also provided.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1929
Resources on the Web
A
Guided Tour of Youth Development
This publication serves as a guide to research-based best practices
of youth development programming.
http://www.fcny.org/portal.php/youth/guidedTour/guidedTour.htm
Academy
for Educational Development Center for Youth Development and Policy
Research (CYD)
CYD’s mission is to create and strengthen infrastructures
that support positive development for youth. Its activities include
public education, research, policy formulation, and technical assistance
aimed at U.S. communities that seek to expand opportunities and
support systems for disadvantaged young people. Its Web site provides
links to current research and promising practices.
http://www.aed.org/CentersandExperts/acentyouth.cfm
American Youth Foundation
A national, not-for-profit youth development organization that inspires
people to make a positive difference in their communities and in
the wider world. AYF sponsors peer leadership and diversity programs
in more than 40 public and private secondary schools and administers
the national, "I Dare You Leadership Award."
http://www.ayf.com/
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps engages more than 50,000 Americans in intensive, results-driven
service each year. AmeriCorps members train volunteers, tutor and
mentor at-risk youth, build housing, clean up rivers and streams,
and meet other community needs. After their term of service, AmeriCorps
members receive education awards to help finance college or pay
back student loans.
http://www.americorps.org/
Center for Youth as Resources
(CYAR) – Local YAR Program
CYAR recognizes youth as valuable community resources and engages
them as partners with adults in bringing about positive community
change. Local YAR programs are governed by a board of youth and
adults and provide grants to young people to design and carry out
community service projects.
http://www.yar.org/
The Children, Youth
and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERNET)
Provides many resource-related articles and research on youth development
and leadership topics.
http://www.cyfernet.org/
Community Youth Development
(CYD) Journal
Promotes youth and adults working together in partnership and
offers the opportunity to create just, safe, and healthy communities
by building leadership and influencing public policy. CYD Journal
is the leading publication for youth and community workers, educators,
administrators, researchers, policymakers, and other practitioners
committed to the development of young people and communities.
http://www.cydjournal.org/
Congressional Youth Leadership
Council
Provides outstanding high school students nationwide an opportunity
to study leadership, citizenship, and government in the nation’s
capital.
http://www.cylc.org/
Do Something
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they
can make a difference and take action to change the world around
them. The organization helps youth get involved in their community
by identifying issues they care about and by creating community
projects to turn their ideas into action.
http://www.dosomething.org/
The Forum
for Youth Investment
The Forum for Youth Investment is dedicated to increasing the quality
and quantity of youth investment and involvement. It promotes a
“big-picture” approach to planning, research, advocacy,
and policy development among organizations that invest in children,
youth, and families. The Forum is committed to building connections
and tackling persistent challenges across the allied youth fields,
and its Web site includes ideas, research, programs, policies, and
resources.
http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/
The Learn and
Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC)
The NSLC supports the service-learning community in higher education,
K-12 schools, and community-based and tribal programs, as well as
others interested in strengthening schools and communities using
service-learning techniques and methodologies.
http://www.servicelearning.org
Learning
in Deed
Learning in Deed is an initiative which aims to make service-learning
part of every K-12 student’s experience. The National Commission
on Service-Learning Final Report is available through this site
along with additional current research on service-learning.
http://learningindeed.org/index.html
National
Academies Press Catalog: Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
Discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful
transition from adolescence to adulthood and examines what we know
about the current landscape of youth development programs for America’s
youth.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10022.html
National Youth Development
Information Center (NYDIC)
Provides information on youth development in the areas of funding,
research, program development, career development, evaluation, policy,
and more. A project of the National Collaboration for Youth.
http://www.nydic.org/nydic/
National Youth Leadership
Conference (NYLC)
Every NYLC instructs, enriches, and offers support to promising
students for a lifetime of leadership. The NYLC provides the opportunity
to discuss current events and issues with top policymakers in Washington,
D.C., analyze leadership concepts, and then put these concepts immediately
to work. Features creative decision-making simulations that challenge
young minds to creatively solve problems with their peers.
http://www.cylc.org/nylc/
National Youth Leadership
Council (NYLC)
The National Youth Leadership Council’s mission is to build
vital, just communities with young people through service-learning.
As one of America’s most prominent advocates of service-learning
and national service, NYLC is at the forefront of efforts to reform
education and guide youth-oriented public policy. The National Youth
Leadership Network (NYLN) sponsors the National Service Learning
Conference, as well as the NYLC Teacher Institute to train new teachers
on service learning. NYLN also provides strategic youth initiatives,
training by and for young people and adults on service-learning,
and provides publications on service learning. NYLC is a partner
in the National Youth Service Day.
http://www.nylc.org/
National Youth Leadership
Network (NYLN)
Dedicated to advancing the next generation of disability leaders
by promoting leadership development, education, employment, independent
living, and health and wellness among youth leaders with disabilities
in all aspects of society at national, state, and local levels.
http://nyln.org/
Next
Generation Symposium
Provides young leaders with an opportunity to assist the President’s
Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR). Attendees discuss strategies
and build skills for improving the lives of citizens with intellectual
disabilities, enhance career and educational opportunities for those
who support them, and develop recommendations for federal and state
governments and action plans for local communities.
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr/symposium/symposium.htm
Public/Private Ventures
Organization
Improves the effectiveness of social policies, programs, and community
initiatives, especially as they affect youth and young adults. Public/Private
Ventures is an action-based research, public policy, and program
development organization.
http://www.ppv.org/index.asp
Search Institute
Search Institute’s mission is to advance the well-being of
adolescents and children by generating knowledge and promoting its
application. The institute generates, synthesizes, and communicates
new knowledge, convenes organizational and community leaders, and
works with state and national organizations. At the heart of the
institute’s work is the framework of 40 developmental assets,
which include positive experiences, relationships, opportunities,
and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy,
caring, and responsible. The Web site contains information on publications,
training, research, and more.
http://www.search-institute.org/
Social
Security Administration – Office of Support Programs for Youth
With Disabilities
Dedicated to youth with disabilities. Provides information helpful
to youth with disabilities, their parents and families, teachers,
and others. Contains information on youth leadership and development
activities, transition, and other related information and links.
http://www.ssa.gov/work/Youth/youth.html
United National Indian
Tribal Youth (UNITY)
UNITY has served the leadership needs of American Indian and Alaska
Native youth for 26 years . Today UNITY is a national organization
with 220 youth councils operating in 34 states and Canada. These
youth councils represent 16,500 Native American youth. Native American
youth are making great strides in leadership development. They are
doing so through youth councils. Youth councils are local groups
of Native American youth ages 15-24 who come together for a common
purpose. Through youth councils, youth learn leadership skills while
helping others in their communities, tribes or villages.
http://www.unityinc.org/
USA Freedom Corps
Offers service opportunities to Americans of all ages who are looking
for ways to serve their community, our country, and the world. Provides
information on programs coordinated through the USA Freedom Corps,
such as the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve
America, and the newly-created Citizen Corps, as well as local opportunities
with service organizations.
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
Youth Today:
The Newspaper on Youth Work
Provides information on issues across a wide variety of topics,
including youth development, juvenile justice, gang and violence
prevention, adolescent health, teen pregnancy, sex and parenting,
after-school programs and mentoring, job training and school-to-work,
and best practices.
http://www.youthtoday.org/youthtoday/
Youthleadership.com
Provides ideas and a forum to discuss current issues related to
youth leadership through education and development. Helpful to individuals
interested in the education and preparation of youth leaders through
high standards and timely information.
http://www.youthleadership.com/
Resources in Print
Abbott, N. (2001). On equal ground. The Exceptional Parent, 31, 58.
Provides a personal account of the empowerment experienced by youth
with disabilities who are involved with leadership activities.
McLaughlin, M. (2001). Community counts. Educational
Leadership, 58, 14-18.
Examines the outcomes associated with youth participation in community
and extra- curricular activities. Findings suggests that youth participation
in these activities leads to higher grades, greater academic and
career aspirations, better self-worth and self-control, and improved
sense of civic and community responsibility.
Toupence, R., & Townsend, C. (2000). U.S.;
Texas. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED454028).
Findings from a study regarding the connection between youth camping
experiences and leadership skill development.
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