Developmental assets and asset-building communities : implications for research, policy, and practice / edited by Richard M. Lerner and Peter L. Benson.

Other author Lerner, Richard M.
Other author Benson, Peter L.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, ©2003.
Descriptionxiii, 244 pages ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSearch Institute series on developmentally attentive community and society
Search Institute series on developmentally attentive community and society. ^A707272
Contents Foreword: Family-centered community building and developmental assets for youth / Al Gore -- Conceptual foundations. Development assets and asset-building communities : a view of the issues / Richard M. Lerner -- Developmental assets and asset-building community : conceptual and empirical foundations / Peter L. Benson -- Promoting positive youth development through community building. Bringing in a new era in the field of youth development / William Damon, Anne Gregory -- Youth participation : a critical element of research on child well-being / Brian Chan ... [et al.] -- Enhancing the assets for positive youth development : the vision, values, and action agenda of the W.T. Grant foundation / Karn Hein -- Building families and communities serving youth. Building assets in real-world communities / Raymond P. Lorion, Harris Sokoloff -- Asset building in parenting practices and family life / A. Rae Simpson, Jolene L. Roehlkepartain -- Nonparental adults as asset builders in the lives of youth / Jean E. Rhodes, Jennifer G. Roffman -- A vision for the future. Toward asset-building communities : how does change occur? / Peter L. Benson -- Toward an asset-based policy agenda for children, families and communities / Neal Halfon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002040699
ISBN0306474824

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Joyner General Stacks HQ767.9 .D48 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold