Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy, ...

Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy, Paperback by Lansford, Jennifer E. (EDT); Banati, Prerna (EDT), ISBN 0190847123, ISBN-13 9780190847128, Brand New, Free P&P in the UKOf the billion adolescents in the world today, 90% live in low- and middle-income countries. These adolescents face many challenges in their lives. Enrollment in secondary schools is still low in many parts of the world, with illiteracy rates approaching 30% in the least developed<br>countries. Further, adolescents not in school are more vulnerable to trafficking, recruitment into armed conflict, and child labor. Many adolescent girls marry and begin bearing children at a young age, contributing to the perpetuation of poverty and health problems.<br> <br>Despite these many challenges, adolescents also represent a resource to be cultivated through educational opportunities and vocational training to move them toward economic independence, through initiatives to improve their reproductive health, and through positive interpersonal relationships to<br>help them avoid risky behaviors and make positive decisions about their futures.<br> <br>Edited by Jennifer E. Lansford and Prerna Banati, the <em>Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and its Impact on Global Policy</em> tackles both the challenges and the promise of adolescence by presenting cutting-edge research on social, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and physical development. In<br>addition to providing actionable strategies for policy-makers and practitioners, this volume consciously adopts a positive framing of adolescence, representing young people as opportunities, rather than threats. Throughout th, readers will find a valuable investment at the individual and<br>societal levels as a way to contribute to a positive shift in the public discourse around young people today.<br>