title: Missing in the youth development literature: the organization as host, cage, and promise.
abstract: Good, high-quality youth development programs require effective youth organizations. While youth organizations are commonly understood as valuable and supportive of healthy youth development, attention and focus on youth organizations in both scholarship and practice are missing within the youth development field. The authors advocate for a more distinct and clearer focus on youth organizations to foster positive youth development.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Youth Studies, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Ross VeLure
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Roholt
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baizerman
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D006801:Humans; D009938:Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012196:Review Literature as Topic