Indicators of Positive Development Conference

March 12-13, 2003

Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center
Postal Square Building
2 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20212
(202) 691-5200

*DRAFT AGENDA (2/6/03)*

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

10:00-10:15 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

10:15-10:30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

10:30-11:30 CHARACTER and SPIRITUALITY

Character Strengths
Christopher Peterson, University of Michigan and Nansook Park, University of Rhode Island

Spirituality
Peter Benson, Search Institute

11:30-12:30 LIFE SATISFACTION and HOPE

A Review of Two Brief Measures of Life Satisfaction
for Children and Youth
E. Scott Huebner, Shannon M. Suldo, and Robert F. Valois, University of South Carolina

Measuring Hope in Children
C.R. Snyder, University of Kansas

12:30-1:30 LUNCH

International Projects
DeSeCo, PISA and CIV-ED
Mariann Lemke, National Center for Education Statistics, Laura Salganik, Education Statistics Services Institute, AIR and Judith Torney-Porta, University of Maryland

Monitoring and Measuring Child Well-being Beyond Survival.
Mairead Reidy, Chapin Hall

1:30-2:45 POSITIVE BEHAVIORS

Competence
Ann Masten, University of Minnesota

Positive Adolescent Functioning
Brian Barber, University of Tennessee

Positive Behavior Scale
Aletha Huston and Marika Ripke, University of Texas at Austin

2:45-3:00 BREAK

3:00-4:15 RELATIONSHIPS

Psychometric Analyses of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1997
Elizabeth Hair, Kristin Moore, Sarah Garrett, Akemi Kinukawa, Laura Lippman, and Erik Michelsen, Child Trends

Parenting Measures
Brian Barber, University of Tennessee

Sibling Relationships
Brenda Volling, University of Michigan

4:15-5:30 TIME USE and HEALTHY HABITS

Time Use
Sandy Hofferth, University of Maryland

Diet, Exercise, and Sleep
Kathy Harris and Penny Gordon-Larsen, University of North Carolina

Positive Group Activities
Bonnie Barber, University of Arizona

5:30-6:30 RECEPTION

Thursday, March 13, 2003

8:30-9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00-10:30 MASTERY MOTIVATION, ACHIEVEMENT TASK VALUES, and SCHOOL SELF-REGULATION

Academic Motivation: Mastery and Performance Goals
Rob Roeser, Stanford University, Tim Urdan, Santa Clara University and Eric Anderman, University of Kentucky

Expectancy Value Predictors of Achievement in the Academics, Sports, and Instrumental Music
Jacquelynne Eccles, University of Michigan and Susan O’Neill, Keele University

Measuring Academic Self-regulated Learning
Christopher Wolters, University of Houston, Paul R. Pintrich, University of Michigan and Stuart A. Karabenick, Eastern Michigan University

10:30-10:45 BREAK

10:45-12:00 CONNECTEDNESS TO SCHOOL and SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

Perceptions of the Classroom Environment
Helen Patrick, Purdue University and Allison M. Ryan, University of Illinois

Connection to School as an Indicator of Positive Youth Development
Clea McNeely, University of Minnesota

Engagement
Jennifer Frederick, Connecticut College and Phyllis Blumenfeld, University of Michigan

12:00-12:30 LUNCH

12:30-1:30 CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Civic engagement
Scott Keeter, George Mason University, Krista Jenkins, Rutgers University, Molly Andolina, DePaul University and Cliff Zukin, Rutgers University

Connection to community
Peter Scales, Search Institute

1:30-2:45 SOCIAL IDENTITY and ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR

Economic behavior of children
Tim Kasser, Knox College

Social and ethnic identity
Velma McBride Murry, University of Georgia

Social and ethnic identity
Adriana J. Umaña?Taylor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:45-3:00 WRAP-UP and NEXT STEPS

Kristin Moore, Child Trends

Poster Presentations

The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development: A New National, Longitudinal Study
Dr. Richard M. Lerner, Dr. Jacqueline V. Lerner, Amy Alberts, Elise Christiansen, Steinunn Gestsdottir, Helena Jelicic, Nancy (Lang) Ma, Christina Theokas, Daniel Warren, Tufts University

Empathy
H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University

Commitment to Transcendent Ideals: Exploring Youth Sense of Purpose
Kendall Bronk and Jennifer Menon / Bill Damon, Stanford University

Sponsors

Child and Family Research Network of
the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

MacArthur Network on Successful Pathways Through Middle Childhood

John Templeton Foundation

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and
Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services