Toward Positive Youth Development: Transforming Schools and Community Programs

Oxford University Press Inc

Empower positive youth development by transforming schools and community programs. This insightful book, authored by Marybeth Shinn and Hirokazu Yoshikawa, offers researchers and practitioners blueprints for creating and changing influential settings including classrooms, schools, universities, out-of-school time programs, and other community-based initiatives. It shifts the focus from individual outcomes to improving the environments where youth spend their daily lives. Discover strategies to measure key features of settings, understand how larger social structures like school districts and community coalitions can support change, and learn how to make settings work for all youth, including those marginalized by race, ethnicity, social class, or sexual orientation. Ideal for educators, administrators, policymakers, and anyone invested in the well-being of young people. This book delves into the power of social settings to foster positive youth development. It provides actionable guidance for improving educational and community programs by focusing on environmental transformation. Key topics include creating effective settings, measuring progress, leveraging community resources, and ensuring inclusivity for all youth. Product Summary: This book, 'Toward Positive Youth Development: Transforming Schools and Community Programs,' by Marybeth Shinn and Hirokazu Yoshikawa, published by Oxford University Press, focuses on improving settings for youth development. It covers strategies for schools, community programs, and other environments, with an ISBN of 9780195327892 and was released on 26/06/2008 in English.