Approaches to Positive Youth Development

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Author: Rainer K Silbereisen
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN-13: 9781412922883
Publishing year: September 2007
No of pages: 368
Weight: 770 grm
Language: English
Book binding: Hardcover

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Scientific research and science-guided practice based on the promotion of an individuals strengths constitutes a radical shift in a new and growing area of study within the field of human development Its trademark term is positive youth development This approach thuman development is based on the idea that, in addition tpreventing problems, science and practice should promote the development of competencies, skills, and motivation in order tenhance individuals developmental pathways Approaches tPositive Youth Development is based on this concept and brings together authors from across Europe and America whare leaders in their respective fields The main focus of the book, beyond a clarification of the paradigmatic foundations, concerns the major contexts of adolescents and young adults, namely, neighborhoods and leisure locales, school and family, and the major themes of healthy psychosocial development, namely, competences and knowledge, prosocial behavior, transcending problems of delinquency, civic engagement, identity, agency, and spirituality