Francisco A Villarruel
Biographic Data
| ID | 165424 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francisco A Villarruel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francisco A |
| FAMILY NAME | Villarruel |
| SIGNATURE | VILLARRUEL F A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Understanding the lived experiences of youth incarcerated in adult facilities through their letters
Youth in the United States continue to be tried, sentenced, and incarcerated as adults, despite their age and developmental immaturity. To better understand the lived experience of sentencing youth as adults, a content analysis was completed to synthesize 267 letters written by incarcerated persons sentenced as youth from across the United States to inductively identify common themes that encapsulate youths’ experiences. Six themes emerged from t…
Understanding community‐ and system‐capacity change over time
Evidence in majority White and low‐population areas suggest that community prevention systems can create social capital that is needed to support high‐quality implementation and sustainability of evidence‐based programs. This study expands prior work by asking the question: How does community social capital change during the implementation of a community prevention system in low‐income, highly populated communities of color? Data were collected f…
Handbook of Children and Prejudice
Participation in Structured Youth Programs
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence the decisions of underrepresented urban youth, who identify themselves as Black/ African American, Latino, Arab, or Chaldean, to participate in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person's decision to participate. Using the concept systems method, participant…
Challenges and Opportunities to Latino Youth Development
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence Latino participation in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person’s decision to participate. In this study, 67 Latino youth were asked about the reasons youth choose to and choose not to participate. Utilizing the Concept Systems method, youth participated i…
Urban School Leaders and the Implementation of Zero-Tolerance Policies
This article examines the responses of school principals from an urban school district to Michigan's zero-tolerance policy. We specifically seek to understand how school leaders interpret and implement the policy and how their administrative discussions subsequently affect the educational experience of children in urban schools. Given that a disproportionately high number of African American and Latino students are negatively affected by this pol…
An Ecological, Risk-Factor Examination of Adolescents' Sexual Activity in Three Ethnic Groups
DANIEL F. PERKINS University of Florida This study examines the extent to which the ecological, risk-factor approach for studying sexual activity in samples of mostly European Americans is useful for explaining adolescent sexual activity in three ethnic groups. We hypothesized that as exposure to risk factors increased, so would the likelihood of sexual activity in all the ethnic groups. Ethnic and gender differences in the relationship between r…
Development and context and the contexts of learning
Developmental contextualism provides a theoretical frame for the design of after-school programs. for children and youths
Participation in Structured Youth Programs
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence the decisions of underrepresented urban youth, who identify themselves as Black/ African American, Latino, Arab, or Chaldean, to participate in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person's decision to participate. Using the concept systems method, participant…
An Ecological, Risk-Factor Examination of Adolescents' Sexual Activity in Three Ethnic Groups
DANIEL F. PERKINS University of Florida This study examines the extent to which the ecological, risk-factor approach for studying sexual activity in samples of mostly European Americans is useful for explaining adolescent sexual activity in three ethnic groups. We hypothesized that as exposure to risk factors increased, so would the likelihood of sexual activity in all the ethnic groups. Ethnic and gender differences in the relationship between r…
Challenges and Opportunities to Latino Youth Development
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence Latino participation in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person’s decision to participate. In this study, 67 Latino youth were asked about the reasons youth choose to and choose not to participate. Utilizing the Concept Systems method, youth participated i…
Urban School Leaders and the Implementation of Zero-Tolerance Policies
This article examines the responses of school principals from an urban school district to Michigan's zero-tolerance policy. We specifically seek to understand how school leaders interpret and implement the policy and how their administrative discussions subsequently affect the educational experience of children in urban schools. Given that a disproportionately high number of African American and Latino students are negatively affected by this pol…
Understanding the lived experiences of youth incarcerated in adult facilities through their letters
Youth in the United States continue to be tried, sentenced, and incarcerated as adults, despite their age and developmental immaturity. To better understand the lived experience of sentencing youth as adults, a content analysis was completed to synthesize 267 letters written by incarcerated persons sentenced as youth from across the United States to inductively identify common themes that encapsulate youths’ experiences. Six themes emerged from t…
Understanding community‐ and system‐capacity change over time
Evidence in majority White and low‐population areas suggest that community prevention systems can create social capital that is needed to support high‐quality implementation and sustainability of evidence‐based programs. This study expands prior work by asking the question: How does community social capital change during the implementation of a community prevention system in low‐income, highly populated communities of color? Data were collected f…
Development and context and the contexts of learning
Developmental contextualism provides a theoretical frame for the design of after-school programs. for children and youths
An Ecological, Risk-Factor Examination of Adolescents' Sexual Activity in Three Ethnic Groups
DANIEL F. PERKINS University of Florida This study examines the extent to which the ecological, risk-factor approach for studying sexual activity in samples of mostly European Americans is useful for explaining adolescent sexual activity in three ethnic groups. We hypothesized that as exposure to risk factors increased, so would the likelihood of sexual activity in all the ethnic groups. Ethnic and gender differences in the relationship between r…
Urban School Leaders and the Implementation of Zero-Tolerance Policies
This article examines the responses of school principals from an urban school district to Michigan's zero-tolerance policy. We specifically seek to understand how school leaders interpret and implement the policy and how their administrative discussions subsequently affect the educational experience of children in urban schools. Given that a disproportionately high number of African American and Latino students are negatively affected by this pol…
Challenges and Opportunities to Latino Youth Development
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence Latino participation in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person’s decision to participate. In this study, 67 Latino youth were asked about the reasons youth choose to and choose not to participate. Utilizing the Concept Systems method, youth participated i…
Participation in Structured Youth Programs
This study examines the cultural and contextual factors that influence the decisions of underrepresented urban youth, who identify themselves as Black/ African American, Latino, Arab, or Chaldean, to participate in youth programs. Although youth programs are increasingly recognized for their positive influences, little is known about the factors that influence a young person's decision to participate. Using the concept systems method, participant…
Handbook of Children and Prejudice
Understanding the lived experiences of youth incarcerated in adult facilities through their letters
Youth in the United States continue to be tried, sentenced, and incarcerated as adults, despite their age and developmental immaturity. To better understand the lived experience of sentencing youth as adults, a content analysis was completed to synthesize 267 letters written by incarcerated persons sentenced as youth from across the United States to inductively identify common themes that encapsulate youths’ experiences. Six themes emerged from t…
Understanding community‐ and system‐capacity change over time
Evidence in majority White and low‐population areas suggest that community prevention systems can create social capital that is needed to support high‐quality implementation and sustainability of evidence‐based programs. This study expands prior work by asking the question: How does community social capital change during the implementation of a community prevention system in low‐income, highly populated communities of color? Data were collected f…
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Brainstorming (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Criminology (2 works)