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The Youth Development Handbook
Coming of Age in American Communities
Edited by:
December 2003 | 424 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
What are the sorts of environments in which youth thrives, and how do we cultivate such environments to promote optimal development and positive behavior in youth? The Youth Development Handbook 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 - families and neighbourhoods, peer groups, schools, youth groups and recreation groups, workplaces, religious organizations, health centers, youth courts, cyberspace. Each chapter explores the application of youth development principles to its context, drawing on current research. The next section addresses evaluation, funding, and community-wide initiatives. The concluding chapter identifies multidisciplinary themes, including youth participation, mentoring, universal versus targeted approaches, diversity, and evidence-based practice.
Foreword
Preface
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT?
Stephen F. Hamilton, Mary Agnes Hamilton (both of Cornell University), & Karen Johnson Pittman (Executive Director, The Forum for Youth Investment)
1. Principles for Youth Development
SECTION ONE: PROCESSES & PRACTICES IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS
Sarah Deschenes (Stanford University), Morva McDonald (University of Maryland), & Milbrey McLaughlin (Stanford University)
2. Youth Organizations: From Principles to Practice
Geoffrey L. Ream (Cornell University) & Peter A. Witt (Texas A&M University)
3. Organizations Serving All Ages
William H. Barton (University of Indiana)
4. Bridging Juvenile Justice & Positive Youth Development
Richard Kreipe (University of Rochester), Sheryl A. Ryan (University of Rochester & Rochester General Hospital), & Susan Seibold-Simpson (University of Rochester)
5. Youth Development & Health
Jerome Ziegler (Cornell University)
6. Can High Schools Foster Youth Development?
Mary Agnes Hamilton & Stephen F. Hamilton (both of Cornell University)
7. Designing Work & Service for Learning
Catherine P. Bradshaw & James Garbarino (both of Cornell University)
8. Using & Building Family Strengths to Promote Youth Development
Michael J. Karcher (University of Texas at San Antonio), Bradford B. Brown (University of Wisconsin-Madison), & Douglas W. Elliott (Cornell University)
9. Enlisting Peers in Developmental Interventions: Principles & Practices
Ray Swisher & Janis Whitlock (both of Cornell University)
10. How Neighborhoods Matter for Youth Development
Jane D. Brown, Rebecca Schaffer, Lucila Vargas (all of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), & LaHoma S. Romocki (Director of Communication, Family Health International)
11. Popular Media Culture & the Promise of Critical Media Literacy
SECTON TWO: ACTION STEPS
Kathleen A. Dorgan & Ronald F. Ferguson (Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, JFK School of Government, Harvard University)
12. Success Factors in Community-wide Initiatives for Youth Development
Charles V. Izzo, James Connell, Michelle Alberti Gambone, & Catherine P, Bradshaw
13. Understanding & Improving Youth Development Initiatives through Evaluation
Glenda Partee (President, American Youth Policy Forum)
14. Understanding the Lay of the Land: Strategies for Funding Youth Development Programs
Stephen F. Hamilton & Mary Agnes Hamilton (both of Cornell University)
15. Implications for Youth Development Practices
