Good youth programs help teens learn to think not just logically, but strategically
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 18:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Teens develop strategic thinking skills in youth activities that they rarely learn in the classroom, says a new study of 11 high-quality urban and rural arts and leadership programs. Strategic thinking involves more than logic; it involves learning to anticipate the disorderly ways that events unfold in the real world, said Reed Larson, a U of I professor of human and community development.