Introduction to the Special Section of Child Development on Positive Youth Development in Diverse and Global Contexts
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Positive youth development (PYD) research seeks to understand and promote positive aspects of development in young people. In this the special section, focused upon youth from diverse racial–ethnic backgrounds around the globe, we describe the origins and development of the field, identify key and emerging themes, and present the challenges for work in the area in the years ahead. Central to these are elements that are inherent in many of the articles that constitute the section: These include a need to articulate more clearly the role of social and cultural context in positive development, a need to refine the measures and methods used for collecting data, the significance of social identities, and engagement with other fields of study and with policymakers. The title for this Special Section is Positive Youth Development in Diverse and Global Contexts, edited by Emilie Phillips Smith, Anne C. Petersen, and Patrick Leman
Source: Child Development
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12860
Authors: Patrick J Leman, Emilie P Smith, Anne C Petersen, Eleanor Seaton, Natasha Cabrera, Charissa Cheah, Michael Cunningham, Jose Michael Gonsalez, Linda Halgunseth, Patrick Leman, Vaishali Raval, Susan Rivera, Emilie Smith, Brendesha Tynes, Dawn Witherspoon, Jennifer Lansford, Silvia Koller, lette Daiute, Anne Petersen, Marilou Hyson, Suman Verma, Mary Gauvain, Frosso Motti, Nan Zhou
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2621469221