Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap Between Beliefs and Behaviors Contributor(s): Clary, E. Gil (Editor), Rhodes, Jean E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0387291733 ISBN-13: 9780387291734 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: When highly successful people from all walks of life are asked how they were able to attain such lofty achievements, they inevitably pay tribute to the influential role played by a variety of adults throughout their young lives. Whether its a valedictorian delivering the commencement speech, a team captain receiving an MVP award, or an actor accepting an award, the underlying message each sends is clear: Throughout childhood and adolescence, they had consistent, meaningful interaction with adults. In todays fast-paced, often-dehumanizing world, increasing positive adult involvement and influence is particularly vital. To further that goal, Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors brings together, in one concise volume, the advice and expertise of leading scholars dedicated to affecting positive youth development. Taken together, the chapters in this book provide a multifaceted, multidisciplinary blueprint for social change. The volume includes much-needed information on:
Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors is a must-have volume for both practitioners and researchers in fact, for anyone interested and involved in working toward achieving positive youth development. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Social Science | Social Work |
Dewey: 362.708 |
LCCN: 2005933717 |
Series: Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Communi |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.28" W x 9.54" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
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Publisher Description: Perhaps no other challenge is more pressing in creating "developmentally - tentive community and society" (the theme of this book series) than mobilizing adultstoplayactive, constructiverolesinthelivesofchildrenandadolescents.In a society that too easily defaults to designing programs as cure-alls for meeting young people's needs, particular attention must be paid to understanding and mobilizing the kind of positive, relational energy that prepares each successive generation to assume its place in society. Although programs and institutions certainlyplayimportantroles, thekeyliesinthepersonalcommitment, invol- ment, and investment of adults in young people's lives. In Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors, E. Gil Clary and Jean E. Rhodes have ass- bled the insights of leading scholars from multiple disciplines and contexts for engaging a broad cadre of adults as allies for youth development. As the editors write, thequestionguidingthebookis,"Howcanwemosteffectivelyencourage adults, both individually and collectively, to begin to behave differently with - spect to the young people of a community, to do so consistently, and to do so in a variety of ways?" What is being proposed, then, is nothing less than a social movement that engages individuals, small groups, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, faith communities, and broader social institutions in attending to the well-being and healthy development of young people. |