Delgado New Frontiers for Youth Development in the Twenty-First Century

Revitalizing and Broadening Youth Development
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-50463-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 375 Seiten

Practical guide and theoretical manifesto, New Frontiers for Youth Development is a vital roadmap to the problems and prospects of youth development programs today and in the future.

In response to an unprecedented array of challenges, policy makers and care providers in the field of youth dvevelopment have begun to expand the field both practically and conceptually. This expansion has thus far outstripped comprehensive analysis of the issues it raises, among them the important matter of establishing common standards of legitimacy and competence for practitioners. New Frontiers for Youth Development is an overview of the field designed to foster a better understanding of the multifaceted aspects and inherent tensions of youth development.

Melvin Delgado outlines the broad social forces that affect youth, particularly at-risk or marginalized youth, and the programs designed to address their needs. He stresses the importance of a contextualized approach that avoids rigid standardization and is attuned to the many factors that shape a child's development: cognitive, emotional, physical, moral, social, and spiritual. The key characteristic of youth development in the twenty-first century, Delgado suggests, is the participation of young people as practitioners themselves. Youth must be seen as assets as well as clients, incorporated into the educational process in ways that build character, maturity, and self-confidence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Delgado, Melvin

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 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

Über Autor(innen)

Melvin Delgado is professor of social work and chair of macro-practice at Boston University School of Social Work.