Book Review: Handbook of Positive Youth Development: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts

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https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2021.1145

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positive youth development, book review, global research, adolescence

Abstract

The Handbook of Positive Youth Development: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts (2021) edited by Radosveta Dimitrova and Nora Wiium, provides an expansive addition to the literature on Positive Youth Development. It offers stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries cutting-edge frameworks and critical takeaways that will deeply inform research and practice efforts with adolescents. This review provides an overview of the major parts of the edited volume, highlighting specific key chapters and providing suggestions for future directions.

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Bradley, G. L., Ferguson, S., & Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J. (2021). Parental support, peer support and school connectedness as foundations for student engagement and academic achievement in Australian youth. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 215-232). Springer.

Bremner, D., & Schwartz, K. D. (2021). Leadership development of Zulu male youth in a South African township. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 311-324). Springer.

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Gomez-Baya, D., de Matos, M. G., & Wiium, N. (2021). Positive youth development and subjective happiness: examining the mediating role of gratitude and optimism in Spanish emerging adults. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 183-198). Springer.

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Kosic, M., Wiium, N., & Dimitrova, R. (2021). Social support among Slovene minority and Italian majority youth in Italy: Links with positive identity, social competence and academic achievement. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 171-182). Springer.

Larsen, T. B., & Holsen, I. (2021). Youth participation in the dream school program in Norway: An application of a logic model of the six Cs of positive youth development. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 383-394). Springer.

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Miconi, D., & Rousseau, C. (2021). Another Way Out: A Positive Youth Development Approach to the Study of Violent Radicalization in Québec, Canada. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 411-426). Springer.

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Uka, F., Bërxulli, D., Hasani, A., Peci, B., Taravari, B., & Wiium, N. (2021). Developmental assets, academic achievement and risky behaviors among Albanians in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. In R. Dimitrova & N. Wiium (Eds.), Handbook of positive youth development. Advancing research, policy and practice in global contexts (pp. 133-150). Springer.

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2021-09-29

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Vol. 16 No. 4 (2021)

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