Description:Today's youth is confronted not only with the developmental tasks of adolescence, but also with substantial social and economic changes on the macro level originating from globalization and economic volatility. Presenting research on the implications of social and economic changes for today's youth, this volume covers important topics: Adolescents' future perspectivesThe competencies they need to prosper in specific culturesChanges related to family and schoolGender differences in economic roles within changing societiesThe effects of technological progress on their livesThe way in which they cope with biographical transitions in flexible marketsIssues of health and resilience.The articles provide valuable suggestions about what is being done and can be done with regard to individuals or particular groups of youth, especially concerning the application of research findings to interventions.This is the 135th volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Youth Success and Adaptation in Times of Globalization and Economic Change: Opportunities and Challenges. To get started finding Youth Success and Adaptation in Times of Globalization and Economic Change: Opportunities and Challenges, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
143
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Release
2014
ISBN
1283835223
Youth Success and Adaptation in Times of Globalization and Economic Change: Opportunities and Challenges
Description: Today's youth is confronted not only with the developmental tasks of adolescence, but also with substantial social and economic changes on the macro level originating from globalization and economic volatility. Presenting research on the implications of social and economic changes for today's youth, this volume covers important topics: Adolescents' future perspectivesThe competencies they need to prosper in specific culturesChanges related to family and schoolGender differences in economic roles within changing societiesThe effects of technological progress on their livesThe way in which they cope with biographical transitions in flexible marketsIssues of health and resilience.The articles provide valuable suggestions about what is being done and can be done with regard to individuals or particular groups of youth, especially concerning the application of research findings to interventions.This is the 135th volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Youth Success and Adaptation in Times of Globalization and Economic Change: Opportunities and Challenges. To get started finding Youth Success and Adaptation in Times of Globalization and Economic Change: Opportunities and Challenges, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.