The youth development handbook coming of age in American communities

This book gives students and practitioners in development psychology access to current theory and research along with illustrations of good practice. The main section is organized around the contexts in which adolescents grow up.The next section addresses evaluation, funding, and community-wide init...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hamilton, Stephen F. (-), Hamilton, Mary Agnes
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications c2004.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797999606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: WHAT IS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT?; 1 - Principles for Youth Development; Part I: PROCESSES AND PRACTICES IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS; 2 - Youth Organizations; 3 - Organizations Serving All Ages; 4 - Bridging Juvenile Justice and Positive Youth Development; 5 - Youth Development and Health; 6 - Can High Schools Foster Youth Development?; 7 - Designing Work and Service for Learning; 8 - Using and Building Family Strengths to Promote Youth Development; 9 - Enlisting Peers in Developmental Interventions
  • 10 - How Neighborhoods Matter for Youth Development11 - Popular Media Culture and the Promise of Critical Media Literacy; Part II: ACTION STEPS; 12 - Success Factors in Community-Wide Initiatives for Youth Development; 13 - Understanding and Improving Youth Development Initiatives Through Evaluation; 14 - Understanding the Lay of the Land; 15 - Implications for Youth Development Practices; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Editors