CSBYD UCSB Furlong

UC Santa Barbara

Gevirtz Graduate School

of Education

Mission. The Center’s mission is engage in research that better informs educators how to enhance school engagement and thereby promote all students’ social and academic competence. Over the past two years, the Center has recruited and funded postdoctoral scholars for training experiences and to promote the mission of the Center through grant preparation, project evaluation, community networking, conference presentations, and manuscript preparation.

Welcome (September 2009)

The Center for School-Based Youth Development is a community of researchers devoted to developing a better understanding of the role of school engagement as a protective force in children's lives and that promotes academic, social, emotional, and physical well-being. The Center was formed in 2002 through the Gevirtz Funds for Excellence through the generosity of the Ambassador Don Gevirtz and his wife Marilyn Gevirtz

1. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

2. Psychology in the Schools—Student Engagement special issue

3. Handbook of Positive Psychology in the Schoools (Routledge)

4. National Consortium of School Violence Prevention Researchers and Practitioners (NCSVPRP) link

5. Cross-Validation of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 Youth Version: An Exploration of Strength-Based Latent Traits—(download)

6. Assessments for school saftey, bullying, and anger/aggression

Our goal: to build meaningful research partnerships that support the real-world needs of schools, teachers, and students.(register here. we'll contact you and send additional information) or e-mail Mike Furlong

7. California Bullying Victimization Scale -description

8. California School Climate and Safety Survey -description

9. Multidimensional School Anger Inventory -description

10. Kindergarten Entrance Student Profile -description

11. Santa Barbara County Prevention and Early Intervention-PEI

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