Organizations Involving Youth in Leadership Positions: A Conversation with Wendy Wheeler
By Colette Kimball, M.P.H.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 12, Number 5, 2005, Pages 16-17, Item# A125-WHEELER
Based on her experiences working with various organizations to develop strategies to support young people and strengthen communities, Ms. Wheeler answers our questions on involving youth in leadership positions.
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Youth Power! - Resource Issue 2005
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 12, Supplement, 2005
Resource Issues of The Prevention Researcher are designed to complement our more research-focused regular issues by presenting articles and interviews which focus less on the research involved and more on the practical implications. The Youth Power! 2005 Resource Issue includes Q&A on positive youth development, involving youth in leadership positions, out-of-school time programs which promote youth involvement in civic action, plus a number of book and Web site reviews.
This issue also featured these articles:
- From the Inside: Fostering Success: Building Academic Support for Youth in Foster Care, Pages 14-15
- Involving Girls in Program Evaluations: Girls Study Girls Inc., Pages 12-13
- Organizations Involving Youth in Leadership Positions: A Conversation with Wendy Wheeler, Pages 16-17
- Positive Youth Development: Your Questions Answered, Pages 3-6
- Youth Engaged for Action, Pages 7-9
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