1st Edition
by Leo B. Hendry (Editor), Marion Kloep (Editor)
How can we ensure that adolescent
research is really assisting the optimal developmental transitions of
young people, now and in the near future?
Reframing Adolescent Research
suggests that what is needed is a ‘paradigm-shift’, a movement towards
implementing more systemic, innovative and inter-disciplinary approaches
to youth research, which are more suited to resolving the real issues that young people face in the twenty-first century.
Contributions
from world-class academics examine theoretical concerns and
methodological challenges to substantive areas in the field, considering
possible limitations and weaknesses in current approaches. They argue
for the need for ‘unorthodox,’ systemic inter-disciplinary research
which looks beyond the social sciences to consider innovations and novel
approaches to the study of adolescence and development across the
lifespan. New theories, methods and interventions are presented that are
essential to advancing the project of understanding adolescents and how
they develop on a global stage.
This ground-breaking volume will
encourage debate and dialogue on the future of youth research. It is
valuable reading for advanced students and researchers in adolescent
development and developmental psychology.
