Social youth entrepreneurship : the potential for youth and community transformation / Melvin Delgado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delgado, Melvin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Services for--United States.

Youth.

Youth--Services for.

Young adult-owned business enterprises.

Youth with social disabilities--Employment.

Youth with social disabilities.

United States.

Youth with social disabilities--Employment--United States.

Young adult-owned business enterprises--United States.

School-to-work transition--United States.

School-to-work transition.

Youth development--United States.

Youth development.

Community development--United States.

Community development.

Physical Description:

viii, 224 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Setting the Context for Social Youth Entrepreneurship 3

Chapter 2 What Is Youth Development? 19

Chapter 3 Emerging Paradigms and Youth Development 41

Chapter 4 The Challenges for Marginalized Youth 55

Part II The World of Career, Work, and Social Entrepreneurship 75

Chapter 5 Transition from School to Career: Challenges, Obstacles, and Possibilities 77

Chapter 6 Entrepreneurship: The Foundation for Social Youth Entrepreneurship 97

Chapter 7 Social Youth Entrepreneurship: Definition, Values, Goals, Elements, and Approaches/Considerations 107

Part III Case Examples from the Field 133

Chapter 8 Food from the 'Hood, Los Angeles 135

Chapter 9 Young Aspirations/Young Artists (YA/YA), New Orleans 151

Part IV Lessons Learned and Recommendations 167

Chapter 10 Summary of Lessons from the Field 169

Chapter 11 Implications for Youth and Career Development: Field Practice, Professional Education, and Research/Scholarship 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-208) and indexes.

ISBN:

027597619X

OCLC:

54913346