Youth empowerment and volunteerism : principles, policies and practices / edited by Elaine S.C. Liu, Michael J. Holosko, T. Wing Lo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Au Liu, Elaine Suk-ching, editor.

Holosko, Michael J., editor.

Lo, T. Wing (Tit Wing), 1954- editor.

Series:

Caring for youth series.

Caring for youth series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Kowloon, Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2009]

Summary:

This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth.

Contents:

Intro

Part One Youth Empowerment and Volunteerism: Concepts, Models and Theories

1. Who Gets Involved and Why? The Psychology of Volunteerism

2. The Role of Community Connections in Volunteerism and Social Action

3. Blueprint for a Youth Empowerment Model (YEM) through Volunteerism

4. Youth Dispositional Empowerment: Cultivating Hardiness and Resilience

5. From Social Control to Empowerment: Toward a Youth Empowerment Approach in Services for Young People

Part Two Youth Empowerment and Volunteerism: Selected Examples in Countries around the World

6. In Search of Youth Empowerment in England

7. Mistaken Identities: Canadian Youth and their Search for a Place in their Communities

8. Youth Empowerment in Singapore: Theory, Experience, and Practice

9. Project Passport: Empowering Young Minority Women through a Volunteer Programme in the United States

10. Youth Empowerment and Self-Actualisation: Experiences in Shanghai, China

11. Youth Empowerment in France: Action and Reaction

Part Three Conclusion

12. Onward and Upward: Youth are the Future!.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

962-937-466-8