This edited text focuses on positive approaches to youth development that are rapidly supplanting the traditional deficit-oriented, problem-reduction approach.

After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a

While Comprehensive Community Initiatives (CCIs) provide promising avenues to support the positive development of all young people, research findings assessing

What are the types of environments in which youth thrive? How do we cultivate such environments to promote optimal development and positive behavior in youth? T

This book is focused on work, occupation and career development: themes that are fundamental to a wide range of human activities and relevant across all culture