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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480350203321

Titolo

The youth development handbook [[electronic resource] ] : coming of age in American communities / / editors Stephen F. Hamilton, Mary Agnes Hamilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004

ISBN

1-322-41761-X

1-4522-3256-3

1-4522-6428-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (425 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HamiltonStephen F

HamiltonMary Agnes

Disciplina

305.2355

Soggetti

Youth - Services for - United States

Social work with youth - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 initiatives. The concluding chapter identifies multidisciplinary themes.