MOVING THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MESSAGE: TURNING A VAGUE IDEA INTO A MORAL IMPERATIVE Peter L. Benson and Karen Pittman THE CONTAGION OF AN IDEA In the past fiftee

This path-breaking book brings together an international list of contributors to collectively articulate a vision for the field of youth work, sharing what they

This volume presents the results of the Flourishing Children Project. The study addressed gaps in the research on indicators of positive development of adolesce

Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain matu

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