Organization profile
Organization profile
The RYTE Institute explores questions related to youth thriving, developmental science, character development, and program evaluation and planning from a systems science perspective. Our work is grounded in research-practice partnerships, elevating the practitioner perspective, and empowering practitioners by enhancing their program planning and evaluation capacity. The RYTE Institute uses a relational developmental systems science approach to research and evaluation to promote youth thriving. The RYTE Institute also works to build an evidence-base within developmental science that specifically addresses the role of multiple individual (e.g., self-regulation, sense of purpose) and contextual factors (e.g., family, school, neighborhood, involvement in out-of-school activities) on adolescent development with a focus on positive youth development. We also work to promote and extend novel approaches to evaluation and methodology.
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Urban, Director and Professor of Family Science and Human Development