Publications
Search Institute publications provide a wealth of information and analysis to help you understand and strengthen relationships with young people. Below, you’ll find links to research-to-practice reports, peer-review publications, literature reviews, and scholarly articles that share and apply findings from our research.
2024
Positioning Mentors as Social Capital Builders
Insights & Evidence Series. Minneapolis: Search Institute.
Authors: A. A. Boat, E. Van Steenis, H. Poparad
2024
Validation of a youth social capital scale informed by positive youth development
Applied Developmental Science
Authors: A. A. Boat, M. D. Seward, Chen-Yu Wu, P. C. Scales
2024
The role of organized activities in supporting young people’s social capital development: A qualitative meta-synthesis
Adolescent Research Review
Authors: A. A. Boat, H. Poparad, M. Seward, P. C. Scales
2023
Illuminating Positive Mechanisms: An Impact Evaluation of the DREAM program
Illuminating Positive Mechanisms: An Impact Evaluation of the DREAM program (Report to the Corporation for National and Community Service)
Authors: Ashley A. Boat, Diane Hsieh, Chen-Yu Wu, Heather Poparad, Faith Opakunle
2023
Mentoring Relationships as Catalysts for Strengthening Youth Social Capital: Findings from DREAM’s Village Mentoring Program
Authors: A.A. Boat, H. Poparad, D. Hsieh
2022
Enhancing education and career pathways through peer and near-peer social capital
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Authors: A. A. Boat, A. Miranda, A. K. Syvertsen
2021
Relational social capital and educational equity among middle-school students: A person-centered analysis
Applied Developmental Science
Authors: P. Scales, M. Shramko, A. K. Syvertsen, A. A. Boat
2021
The role of social capital in promoting work readiness among opportunity youth
Children and Youth Services Review
Authors: A. A. Boat, A. K. Syvertsen, P. C. Scales
2020
Defining and Measuring Social Capital for Young People: A Practical Review of the Literature on Resource-Full Relationships
Minneapolis: Search Institute. Report for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Authors: P. C. Scales, A. Boat, K. Pekel
2020
"It Was a Support Network System that Made Me Believe in Myself": Understanding Youth and Young Adults’ Experiences of Social Capital in Six Innovative Programs
Minneapolis: Search Institute. Report for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Authors: A. Boat, J. Sethi, C. Eisenberg, R. Chamberlain
2017
Relationships first: Creating connections that help young people thrive
Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.34486.09282
Authors: E. C. Roehlkepartain, K. Pekel, A. K. Syvertsen, J. Sethi, T. K. Sullivan, P. C. Scales