The Center Magazine Archive

The Center was a publication geared toward helping youth development professionals view their work with greater insight and understanding. All articles are in PDF format.

Summer 2002

• Letter from the Director Dale Blyth

Foundations/Theory

• Talking Out-of-School Pam Stevens
• Positive Out-of-School Time Hoopla: Why Should We Care? Mary Marczak and Rachel Moreau
• Toward a Common Vision: Naming and Framing the Developmental Imperative Joel Tolman and Karen Pittman
• Putting Knowledge to Work Nicole Yohalem
• Nothing New Under the Sun: A Century of Thought About Out-of-School Time and Social Capital Jerry Stein

Challenges

• Blurring the Borders: When Schools and Communities Meet Joe Nathan
• Bringing Youth Programs to Targeted Areas Jennifer Skuza
• Making the BEST of POST Elizabeth “Elee” Wood

Practitioners Speak

• Expanding the Learning Circle Mary Hoff
• The Peace Palace: A Congregation That Could Kelly Chatman
• Recreation’s Role in Promoting Positive Out-of-School Time Corliss Outley

Resources

• Recent Field-Building Research and Reports
• Websites Worth Knowing About

Summer 2001

• Introduction: Pulling the Wagon Together Joyce Walker and Stephan Carlson

Reflections on the Journey

• Minnesota Alliance with Youth: Bringing Youth to the Table Rebecca Jarvis
• Minnesota Alliance With Youth: Reflections and Analysis of the Journey Dale Blyth and Mary Marczak
• Becoming a University of Promise Robert Bruininks
• America’s Promise: A Catalyst for Youth Issues Donald Floyd and Richard Sauer

Power of the Promises

• Youth Mentoring in Perspective Jean Rhodes
• Making Out-of-School Time Safe for All Youth Pam Stevens
• Early Transitions: Risk and Protective Factors Robert Blum
• Marketable Skills Through Effective Education: Lessons Learned Andrew Hahn
• From Service to Service Learning Robert Shumer

A vision for the Future

• Minneapolis Promise: Reflections on the Journey Peter Benson and Heather Libbey

Fall 2000

• Introduction: Building a Bridge to the Future Stephan Carlson
• Extension’s Roles in Community Youth Development for the 21st Century Dale Blyth
• Community Youth Development: New Challenges for a New Century Jerome Stein
• Multicultural Challenges in 4-H Youth Development: Bridging the Divide Leon Rodrigues
• Minnesota Counties and America's Promise Colleen Schacht
• Broadening the Perspective on Health and Youth Development Nikki Sigler Andrews and Stephen Russell
• Youth Summits: Capturing Youth Voices in Public Policy Debates Jennifer Bloom
• Advancing the Understanding of Youth Development and Its Effective Application Lynne Borden, Nicole Yohalem, Dale Blyth, and Julie Morales
• Using Numbers to Tell 4-H Success Stories Mary Marczak

Winter 1999

• A Letter from Dale Blyth
• Introduction Stephan Carlson
• 4-H Expressive Arts and Brain Based Learning Research Carol Shields
• Organizing Head, Heart, Hands and Health for Larger Service: The Public Value of 4-H Youth Development Scott Peters
• 4-H's Challenge: Integrating Youth Development and Civic Development Melissa Bass and Lucia Orcutt
• The Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative: A Case Study of Collaborations Brenda Shafer-Crume and Lucia Orcutt
• Taking Aim at Youth Development Angie Hauer and Stephan Carlson
• Real Life Dilemmas Make Learing Fun Tammy Dunrud, Marla Reicks, and Steve Simmons
• Harnessing the Trojan Horse: Future Directions in Service Learning James Kielsmeier
• Community-Based Program Evaluation: Implications for Program Developers New Directions After the Cold War Richard Byrne, Jay Mancini, and Lydia Marek

Winter 1998

• Introduction Carol Shields and Stephan Carlson
• Helping Hands Brings Youth Leadership to Flooded Community Michael Charland and Deedee Nagy
• Youth Development Education: Supports and Opportunities for Young People Joyce Walker
• Caring Adults Support the Healthy Development of Youth Joyce Walker and Lonnie White
• Clubs and Groups in the Social Education of Young People Joyce Walker, Trudy Dunham, and Eric Snyder
• The 4-H Involvement in Workforce Preparation Michelle Sims
• Team Building at the State Fair Celebration James Mitchell, Bradley Rugg, and Michael Charland
• 4-H International Exchanges: New Directions After the Cold War David Pace
• Learning by Doing and the Youth-Driven Model Stephan Carlson
• Pedagogy Applied to Nonformal Education Stephan Carlson and Sue Maxa
• Promoting Organizational Change Through Collaboration Trudy Dunham