Asset Type
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Asset Name and Definition |
Commitment
to Learning
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Achievement motivation:
Young person is motivated to do well in school
School engagement:
Young person is actively engaged in learning
Homework:
Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day
Bonding to school:
Young person cares about her or his school
Reading for pleasure:
Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.
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Positive
Values
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Caring:
Young person places high value on helping other people
Equality and social justice:
Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and
poverty
Integrity:
Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his for beliefs
Honesty:
Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy."
Responsibility:
Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility
Restraint:
Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use
alcohol or other drugs. |
Social
Competencies
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Planning and decision making:
Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices
Interpersonal competence:
Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills
Cultural competence:
Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different
cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds
Resistance skills:
Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations
Peaceful conflict resolution:
Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently. |
Positive Identity
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Personal power:
Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to
me."
Self-esteem:
Young person reports having a high self-esteem
Sense of purpose:
Young person reports that "my life has a purpose."
Positive view of personal future:
Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future. |
Internal Development Assets
