Pathways to Positive Development Among Diverse Youth: New Directions for Youth Development, Number 95

by Carl S. Taylor, Alexander von Eye, Richard M. Lerner

Book Overview

Positive youth development represents an emerging emphasis in developmental thinking that is focused on the incredible potential of adolescents to maintain healthy trajectories and develop resilience, even in the face of myriad negative influences. This volume discusses the theory, research, policy, and programs that take this strength-based, positive development approach to diverse youth. Examines theoretical ideas about the nature of positive youth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787963380
• ISBN13: 9780787963385
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"