Essential Elements of the 4-H Youth Experience: Independence
Youth development is the continual growth process in which all youth are invested in meeting their basic personal and social needs to feel safe, well cared for, valued, useful, and emotionally grounded. Scientists have long studied what youth need to be successful and contributing adults. The purpose of this set of fact sheets is to provide research based information to youth development professionals, volunteers and youth on the four essential elements of positive youth development.
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Keywords:
- positive youth development
- mastery
- belonging
- generosity
- independence
- chartering
Publication Date:
October 2009
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Pages:
3 pp.