Support and instruction for youth purpose / Jenni Menon Mariano, issue editor ; Gil G. Noam, editor-in-chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mariano, Jenni Menon.

Series:

New directions for youth development ; no. 132.

New directions for youth development, 1533-8916 ; 132

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence.

Youth--Conduct of life.

Youth.

Meaning (Psychology).

Youth development.

Physical Description:

115 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass/Wiley, [2012]

Summary:

Learn about the kinds of learning tools and experiences that aremost likely to foster a positive and engaged sense of purpose fordiverse groups of youth. This groundbreaking research is among thefirst in recent years to explicitly address the supports of youthpurpose and construct youth purpose interventions. Presenting thecurrent state of the field on instructing for youth purpose,it's a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, andpolicymakers who are interested in promoting positive youthdevelopment. This is the 132nd volume of New Directions forYouth Development , the Jossey-Bass quarterly report seriesdedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helpingyoung people, including scholars, practitioners, and people fromdifferent disciplines and professions.

Contents:

Promoting youth purpose : a review of the literature / Sonia Issac Koshy, Jenni Menon Mariano

The role of purpose in life in healthy identity formation : a grounded model / Kendall Cotton Bronk

Supporting a strong sense of purpose : lessons from a rural community / Devora Shamah

Make your work matter : development and pilot evaluation of a purpose-centered career education intervention / Bryan J. Dik ... [et al.]

Purpose plus : supporting youth purpose, control, and academic achievement / Jane Elizabeth Pizzolato, Elizabeth Levine Brown, Mary Allison Kanny

The benefits of reflecting on and discussing purpose in life in emerging adulthood / Matthew J. Bundick

Conclusion : recommendations for how practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can promote youth purpose / Jenni Menon Mariano.

Notes:

"Winter 2011."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118253106

1118253108

OCLC:

756597059