Positive Youth Development In Global Contexts Of Social And Economic Change

Author : Anne C. Petersen,Silvia H. Koller,Frosso Motti-Stefanidi,Suman Verma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315307251

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Positive Youth Development in Global Contexts of Social and Economic Change by Anne C. Petersen,Silvia H. Koller,Frosso Motti-Stefanidi,Suman Verma Pdf

The youth of the world are our most important assets. When youth develop positively, they have the power to benefit themselves, their families, communities, and societies. These tremendous benefits accrue for many generations, so investments in youth represent a highly cost-effective opportunity for positive change. This is the first volume to focus globally on the effects of social and economic change on youth, and on the opportunity to support youth through policy, programs, and interventions to develop positively despite challenges. The chapters in this volume highlight research demonstrating youth assets and resilience as well as programs and interventions that increase the likelihood that youth will thrive. Many chapters also draw attention to opportunities for youth leadership, helping youth to develop their strengths as they benefit their communities. Additional chapters focus on promoting optimal youth development in the presence of adversity, risk, or challenge, taking into consideration the potential and capacity of the young person. Finally, the ecological system theory is a strong influence in many chapters that examine the inter-relationship of different social contexts such as family, peers, school, and work. Positive Youth Development in Global Contexts of Social and Economic Change is both a vision for the future and an ideology supported by a new international vocabulary for engaging with youth development. Developed by researchers across interdisciplinary fields, the volume has enormous policy implications for lawmakers given the surge in youth population in many parts of the world.

Author : Radosveta Dimitrova,Nora Wiium
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030702625

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Handbook of Positive Youth Development by Radosveta Dimitrova,Nora Wiium Pdf

This handbook examines positive youth development (PYD) in youth and emerging adults from an international perspective. It focuses on large and underrepresented cultural groups across six continents within a strengths-based conception of adolescence that considers all youth as having assets. The volume explores the ways in which developmental assets, when effectively harnessed, empower youth to transition into a productive and resourceful adulthood. The book focuses on PYD across vast geographical regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Latin America as well as on strengths and resources for optimal well-being. The handbook addresses the positive development of young people across various cultural contexts to advance research, policy, and practice and inform interventions that foster continued thriving and reduce the chances of compromised youth development. It presents theoretical perspectives and supporting empirical findings to promote a more comprehensive understanding of PYD from an integrated, multidisciplinary, and multinational perspective.

Author : Radosveta Dimitrova,Nora Wiium
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030702634

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Handbook of Positive Youth Development by Radosveta Dimitrova,Nora Wiium Pdf

This handbook examines positive youth development (PYD) in youth and emerging adults from an international perspective. It focuses on large and underrepresented cultural groups across six continents within a strengths-based conception of adolescence that considers all youth as having assets. The volume explores the ways in which developmental assets, when effectively harnessed, empower youth to transition into a productive and resourceful adulthood. The book focuses on PYD across vast geographical regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Latin America as well as on strengths and resources for optimal well-being. The handbook addresses the positive development of young people across various cultural contexts to advance research, policy, and practice and inform interventions that foster continued thriving and reduce the chances of compromised youth development. It presents theoretical perspectives and supporting empirical findings to promote a more comprehensive understanding of PYD from an integrated, multidisciplinary, and multinational perspective. The Handbook of Positive Youth Development in a Global Context is an essential resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental, clinical child, and school psychology, public health and prevention science, family studies, cross-cultural psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, educational policy and politics, anthropology, sociology, social psychology and all interrelated disciplines.

Author : Radosveta Dimitrova,David Lackland Sam,Laura Ferrer Wreder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190654085

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Roma Minority Youth Across Cultural Contexts by Radosveta Dimitrova,David Lackland Sam,Laura Ferrer Wreder Pdf

This book explores Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Roma ethnic minority youth. Standing apart from current volumes, this book focuses on the Roma ethnic minority -- one of the most marginalized and oppressed minority groups in Europe -- and on strengths and resources for optimal well-being in the community. The international and multidisciplinary contributors to this book address the complexities of Roma life in a variety of cultural settings, exploring how key developmental processes and person-context interactions can contribute to optimal and successful adaptation. The conclusions clarify how the PYD of ethnic minority children and youth may be fostered based on the empirical findings reported in the volume. The book draws on core theoretical models of PYD and theories of normative development from the perspective of developmental science to highlight the applicability of these frameworks to Roma groups. With a special focus on cultural, contextual, and socio-economic characteristics of Roma, this project also aims to provide a better understanding of what does and what does not contribute to the success of youth in oppressed minority groups.

Author : Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000550054

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Youth Participation in the Caribbean by Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts Pdf

Critically examining narratives of participation in governance and development, this volume adds Caribbean voices and experiences to the global discourse on youth participation. The essays provide empirical case studies of institutions, practices and processes of youth engagement in the politics of Caribbean development, orienting the reader to the political culture of the Caribbean and the position of youth within small societies. Covering experiences at intergovernmental, national and local levels, as well as formal and informal modes of participation, it examines how young people have organised themselves or have been organised to engage with the state and with community agents in politics, public policy and activism. It illustrates the heterogeneity of youth political participation, employing multi- disciplinary, multi- level and mixed- method analyses from the fields of demography, political science, social policy, development studies and youth development. Critical themes addressed include regional governance, democratic representation, online engagement, local governance and community development. In exploring these themes, the book discusses the legitimacy and inclusiveness of governance in relation to age, gender, race, geography and socio-economic status. The findings will be useful to students, researchers and policymakers alike who are keen to improve governance and contribute to inclusive sustainable development in the Caribbean.

Author : Jennifer E. Lansford,Prerna Banati
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780190847128

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Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy by Jennifer E. Lansford,Prerna Banati Pdf

This book is unique in bringing together cutting-edge research on adolescent development with a focus on policies and interventions directed toward adolescents. The book is also distinctive in its focus on issues that uniquely affect adolescents in low- and middle-income countries.

Author : Richard M. Lerner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000352818

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Individuals as Producers of Their Own Development by Richard M. Lerner Pdf

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their most interesting publications—extracts from books, key articles, research findings, and practical and theoretical contributions. Professor Richard M. Lerner has been prominent in the application of developmental science across the life span for half a century, investigating dynamic, relational development systems, and their potential impact on positive youth development (PYD) and social justice. In this collection, Professor Lerner presents the development of his theory of, and research about, relations between life-span human development and contextual or ecological change, exploring the mutually influential relations between humans and their peer, family, school, and community contexts. Including a specially written introduction, in which Professor Lerner reflects on the importance of mentorship and contextualises both the field and the evolution of his wide-ranging career, this collection will be a valuable resource for students and researchers of developmental psychology.

Author : Jerf W. K. Yeung
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000333701

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Religion, Family, and Chinese Youth Development by Jerf W. K. Yeung Pdf

Religion is a fundamental cultural factor profoundly influential on human mental health and behavioural choices, and, in addition, family is the most proximal and intimate socialization agent contributive to youth development. Religion, Family, and Chinese Youth Development explores how religious involvement of Chinese parents affects their psychological health and family socialization, which leads to various aspects of the development of Chinese youths. Specifically, a structural relationship between religion, family socialization, and youth development was constructed theoretically and tested empirically in the Chinese context, which can portray the linked lives of religious involvement of Chinese parents, parental psychological health, family processes, parenting practices, the development of psychosocial maturity, and the internalizing and externalizing outcomes of Chinese youths. Undeniably, the findings of this book provide insightful social and policy implications for researchers and human service practitioners related to Chinese societies. By clearly depicting and empirically testing the connections between religion, family, and Chinese youth development, the book can be a reference for clergy, family practitioners, researchers, policy makers, management of NGOs, and graduate students of social sciences.

Author : Michael Ungar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190095888

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Multisystemic Resilience by Michael Ungar Pdf

"Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However, while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the systems they study (e.g., a natural environment, a community post-disaster, the human mind, a computer network, or the economy), there is a lack of over-arching theory that describes: 1) whether the principles that underpin the resilience of one system are similar or different from the principles that govern resilience of other systems; 2) whether the resilience of one system affects the resilience of other co-occurring systems; and 3) whether a better understanding of resilience can inform the design of interventions, programs and policies that address "wicked" problems that are too complex to solve by changing one system at a time? In other words (and as only one example among many) are there similarities between how a person builds and sustains psychological resilience and how a forest, community or the business where he or she works remains successful and sustainable during periods of extreme adversity? Does psychological resilience in a human being influence the resilience of the forests (through a change in attitude towards conservation), community (through a healthy tolerance for differences) and businesses (by helping a workforce perform better) with which a person interacts? And finally, does this understanding of resilience help build better social and physical ecologies that support individual mental health, a sustainable environment and a successful economy at the same time?"--

Author : Nora Wiium,Laura Ferrer-Wreder,Diego Gomez-Baya,Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo,Pablo A. Pérez-Díaz,Bin-Bin Chen
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832529867

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Youth, Health and Development in Diverse Cultures and Contexts by Nora Wiium,Laura Ferrer-Wreder,Diego Gomez-Baya,Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo,Pablo A. Pérez-Díaz,Bin-Bin Chen Pdf

Author : Suman Verma,Anne C. Petersen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319965925

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Developmental Science and Sustainable Development Goals for Children and Youth by Suman Verma,Anne C. Petersen Pdf

This book presents new scientific knowledge on using developmental science to improving lives of children and youth across the globe. It highlights emerging pathways to sustainability as well as the interconnectedness and interdependence of developmental science and sustainable children and youth development globally. Presenting cross-cultural views and current perspectives on the role of developmental science in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals for children and youth development, contributors from different disciplines from low-and-middle-income countries or scholars working in these countries capture ground realities of the situation of children and youth in these regions. This book addresses developmental issues related to inequity, gender, health, education, social protection, and needs of vulnerable populations of children and youth. Other areas of focus are improving mechanisms and monitoring frameworks of development and well-being indicators.

Author : E. Anne Marshall,Jennifer E. Symonds
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190941529

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Young Adult Development at the School-to-Work Transition by E. Anne Marshall,Jennifer E. Symonds Pdf

The school-to-work transition is a critical part of the human life-span for young adults, their families, and society. The timing of the transition varies greatly and its co-occurrence with a number of other life transitions make it challenging to summarize or generalize. Individual differences and normative developmental factors, as well as external contextual factors such as global pandemics, changing economic circumstances, workplace demands, and cultural shifts, intersect to create a range of challenges and opportunities for those navigating this transition. Written by internationally renowned scholars in developmental psychology, applied psychology, counseling, and sociology, the chapters in this book highlight the trends, issues, and actions that researchers, academics, practitioners, and policy makers need to consider in order to effectively support young adults' transition to work pathways. This volume provides an explicitly international perspective on this area, broad coverage of psychological topics on the school-to-work transition, and an inclusive focus on sub-groups and minority groups, making it a must-read for those who support young adults as they move from school to work.

Author : John W. Berry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107183957

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Mutual Intercultural Relations by John W. Berry Pdf

By examining intercultural relations in seventeen societies, this book answers the fundamental question: 'how shall we all live together?'

Author : Elizabeth D. Hutchison,Leanne Wood Charlesworth
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1505 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781544371283

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Essentials of Human Behavior by Elizabeth D. Hutchison,Leanne Wood Charlesworth Pdf

Essentials of Human Behavior combines Elizabeth D. Hutchison’s two best-selling Dimensions of Human Behavior volumes into a single streamlined volume for understanding human behavior. The text presents a multidimensional framework integrating person, environment, and time to show students the dynamic, changing nature of person-in-environment. In this Third Edition, Hutchison is joined by new co-author Leanne Wood Charlesworth, who uses her practice and teaching experience to help organize the book’s cutting-edge research and bring it into the classroom. The text will thoroughly support students′ understanding of human behavior theories and research and their applications to social work engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation across all levels of practice. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Author : Marybeth Shinn,Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0199716595

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Toward Positive Youth Development by Marybeth Shinn,Hirokazu Yoshikawa Pdf

Social settings have enormous power to promote or hinder positive youth development. Researchers and practitioners know a great deal about features of schools and programs for youth that affect development, but much less about how to transform settings to bring about these desirable features. This book shows how to harness the power of settings. It shifts the debate from simply enhancing youth outcomes at the individual level to improving the settings of youths' daily lives. The book offers researchers and practitioners blueprints for creating and changing influential settings including classrooms, schools, universities, out-of-school time programs, ethnic systems of supplementary education, and other community-based programs. Leading scholars in psychology, education, human development, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, and public policy discuss a wide array of social change strategies, and describe how to measure key features of settings as a target and guide for change. The authors also demonstrate how larger social structures - such as school districts, community coalitions, community data resources - can support change. Many of the chapters describe ways to make settings work for all youth, including those marginalized by reason of race, ethnicity, social class, or sexual orientation. Toward Positive Youth Development will guide researchers, educators, administrators and policy makers to improve schools and youth programs for all of America's youth.