Youth Development Research

The 4-H Youth Development Program brings together many academically trained program and research faculty and resources in youth development. Here are research and evaluation resources for 4-H and other youth development professionals. Be sure to visit the recent research and evaluation and assessment tools pages.

Youth Development Research Centers

4-H Center for Youth Development, University of California at Davis

Assets Coming Together for Youth, Upstate Center of Excellence, Cornell University

Bates Family Study Center, Oregon State University

Center for 4-H Youth Development, University of Minnesota

Center for Family and Policy Research, University of Missouri, Columbia

Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, Penn State University

Children, Youth, and Family Consortium, University of Minnesota

Cornell Family Life Development Center

Cornell Institute for Research on Children

Family and Youth Institute, Colorado State University

Institute for Child and Adolescent Research and Evaluation, University of Florida

Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Michigan State University

Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, University of Arizona

Institute for Human Development, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Institute for Social and Behavioral Research, Iowa State University

University of Connecticut School of Family Studies, Center for Applied Research

See also...
4-H Programs and Results