Some of the information on this website comes from my own experiences, and much of it is information that I picked up during my education degree at UBC. Here are the sources that I have used in my research.

A Statistical Snapshot of Youth at Risk and Youth Offending in Canada. (2015, May 14). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ststclsnpsht-yth/index-eng.aspx

Alessandri, M., Foster, S., Keating, L. M., & Tomishima, M. A. (2002). The effects of a mentoring program on at-risk youth. Adolescence, 37(148), 717+.

Alfassi, Miriam. “Effects of a Learner-Centred Environment on the Academic Competence and Motivation of Students At Risk.” Learning Environments Research 7.1 (2004): 1-22. Web. 26 Nov. 2015.

Carroll, A., Durkin, K., Hattie, J., & Houghton, S. (1997). Goal setting among adolescents: A comparison of delinquent, at-risk, and not-at-risk youth. Journal of Educational Psychology, 89(3), 441–450. http://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.89.3.441

Carroll, A., Gordon, K., Haynes, M., & Houghton, S. (2013;2012;). Goal setting and self-efficacy among delinquent, at-risk and not at-risk adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42(3), 431-443. doi:10.1007/s10964-012-9799-y

Galotti, K. M., Kozberg, S. F., & Gustafon, M. (2009). Goal setting and decision making by at-risk youth. Prevention Researcher, 16(2), 17.

Hibbert, K. (2013). How must our approach to teaching adolescent literature change in order to engage the complex needs of at-risk students? In James, K., Dobson, T. M., & Leggo, C (Eds.), English in middle and secondary classrooms: Creative and critical advice from Canada’s teacher educators (pp. 90-94). Toronto, ON: Pearson

Martino, L. R. (1993). A goal-setting model for young adolescent at risk students. Middle School Journal, 24(5), 19-22.

Rader, L. A. (2005). Goal setting for students and teachers six steps to success. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 78(3), 123-126. doi:10.3200/TCHS.78.3.123-126

Richardson, Val, comp. (2008)”At-Risk Student Intervention Implementation Guide.” The Education and Economic Development Coordinating Council At Risk Student Committee

Russell, A. M. (2002). The relation between high school students’ goal-setting and their self-efficacy, goal-orientation, and achievement

San Martin, T. L., & Calabrese, R. L. (2011). Empowering at-risk students through appreciative inquiry. The International Journal of Educational Management, 25(2), 110–123.

Schonert-Reichl, K.A., Lerose, Maria (2008) Considering Resilience in Children and Youth Retrieved November 23, 2015, from
http://www.jcsh-cces.ca/upload/Schonert-Reichl_Resiliency_2008_National%20Dialogue%20Paper_TLP.pdf

Sivaraman, R. C. (2012). Goal setting: Enhancing academic attitudes and achievement in high school gifted underachievers

Wishart, D., Taylor, A., & Shultz, L. (2006). The construction and production of youth “at risk.” Journal of Education Policy, 21(3), 291–304