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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance


Issue: October 2009    

Engaging Urban Youths: A Youth Development Perspective
    Don Hellison

Abstract: The limited number of organized sport and exercise  programs available in urban areas in comparison with more affluent communities,  as well as the limited resources, the low pay of service providers who offer  the programs (especially in youth work), and the besieged mentality of many  professionals require our attention and assistance. Our field could contribute  to reducing the socioeconomic gradient problem by taking a more holistic perspective  that focuses on the four domains of development—the physical, cognitive,  social, and emotional. This article describes how the emerging field of youth  development, which is holistically based on those four domains, can maximize  the potential of physical activity for urban youths, and how professionals can  be prepared to lead effective youth development programs.

Article category: NASPE Symposium