ISBN:
9780190847135
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (505 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.235072
Keywords:
Adolescence-Research
;
Teenagers-Government policy
;
Teenagers-Civil rights
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book is unique in bringing together cutting-edge research on adolescent development with a focus on policies and interventions directed toward adolescents. The book is also distinctive in its focus on issues that uniquely affect adolescents in low- and middle-income countries.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half title -- Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Adolescent -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Adolescence in a Global Context -- Section 1 Domains of Adolescent Development -- 2. Health and Well-Being in Adolescence: A Dynamic Profile -- 3. Neurocognitive Development During Adolescence -- 4. Studying Positive Youth Development in Different Nations: Theoretical and Methodological Issues -- 5. Adolescent Civic Engagement in Contemporary Political and Technological Realities -- Section 2 Social Relationships -- 6. Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Global Perspective -- 7. Peer Relationships -- 8. The Contribution of Nonfamily Adults to Adolescent Well-Being: A Global Research and Policy Perspective -- Section 3 Risks and Opportunities -- 9. How to End Child Marriage Around the World: Strategies, Progress, and Action Needed -- 10. Adolescents and Armed Conflict: War, Conflict, and Child Soldiers -- 11. Immigrant and Refugee Youth Positive Adaptation and Development -- 12. Push Out, Pull Out, or Opting Out? Reasons Cited by Adolescents for Discontinuing Education in Four Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- 13. Poverty, Risk, and Resilience: The Case of Street-Involved Youth -- 14. Parent-Based Models of Adolescent Substance Use: A Global Perspective -- Section 4 Interventions and Policies -- 15. Making Strategic Investments in Adolescent Well-Being -- 16. Social Protection, Adolescent Well-Being, and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- 17. Mental Health Challenges and Interventions for Adolescents: The First 1,000 Weeks -- 18. Teens in Public Spaces and Natural Landscapes: Issues of Access and Design -- 19. HIV Prevention Among Adolescents: What Have We Learned and Where are We?.
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