Description
Book SynopsisPolicy makers and care providers in the field of youth development have begun to expand this field with the intention of utilizing community and youth assets as an organizing paradigm. Melvin Delgado provides a comprehensive view of this new frontier of youth development.
Trade ReviewA practical guide and a theoretical manifesto... An essential reading for school social workers, child welfare workers, teachers and students. Canadian Social Work This is an interesting, well-written...book that adds to the academic discussion surrounding the study "youth." -- Ian Paylor Journal of Social Work
Table of ContentsPart 1. The Practice of Youth Development 1. Setting the Context for the Practice of Youth Development 2. Challenges and Rewards for Youth in the Twenty-first Century 3. Youth Development: Origins and Definitions 4. Youth Development: Approaches and Considerations 5. Youth Development: Principles and Core Elements 6. Youth-development Domains: Families, Peer Groups, Schools, and Community 7. Youth Development: Activities, Settings, Marginalized Youth, and Frameworks 8. Youth Development: Program Evaluation Part 2. New Frontier Settings 9. The Emergence of New Frontier Settings 10. Museums 11. Libraries 12. Cyberspace 13. Aquariums, Zoos, and Outdoor Adventure 14. Activities 15. Examples of Programs 16. The Recruitment and Engagement of Youth in New Frontier Settings Part 3. Where Do We Go from Here? Epilogue Twelve Key Issues and Tensions
