By Shannon Varga and Jon Zaff:
Shannon Varga and Jon Zaff (2018). Webs of Support: An Integrative Framework of Relationships, Social Networks, and Social Support for Positive Youth Development.
By Shannon Varga:
“It's going to help me in life”: Forms, sources, and functions of social support for youth in natural mentoring relationships (Article)
“She Calls Me by My Last Name”: Exploring Adolescent Perceptions of Positive Teacher-Student Relationships (Article)
By Jon Zaff:
The Web of Support framework was a central element of Zaff’s work at the Center for Promise Zaff over several years trying to better understand youth who had disconnected from school and work.
“Don’t Quit on Me” was an original source serving as the foundation for it all: Center for Promise (2016). Don’t Quit on Me. Washington, DC: America’s Promise Alliance (Article)
Zaff, J. F., & Malone, T. (2017). Moving Beyond Academics: The Role of Adult Capacity in Keeping Young People in School. Youth & Society, 52(1), 55-77 (Article)
See Zaff, J.F. (2018). Creating sustainable career pathways for disconnected youth: The Center for Promise reflects. Washington, DC: America’s Promise Alliance (Article)