Youth Development Books

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A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs-With Rea l Success A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs-With Rea l Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as youth-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 116 ratings — published 2012
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Small Stories: Reflections on the Practice of Youth Development Small Stories: Reflections on the Practice of Youth Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as youth-development)
avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 2011
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as youth-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 12,480 ratings — published 1994
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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as youth-development)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,553 ratings — published 1999
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Community Programs to Promote Youth Development Community Programs to Promote Youth Development (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as youth-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 11 ratings — published 2001
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Tuamaka: The Challenge of Difference in Aotearoa New Zealand Tuamaka: The Challenge of Difference in Aotearoa New Zealand (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2010
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Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,238 ratings — published 2016
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Twenty-One Elephants Twenty-One Elephants (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.61 — 28 ratings — published 2017
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Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It) Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,684 ratings — published 2011
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Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 328 ratings — published 1990
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原住民學生,你好棒! 原住民學生,你好棒! (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Response Ability Pathways: Restoring Bonds of Respect Response Ability Pathways: Restoring Bonds of Respect (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.80 — 5 ratings — published
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The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,026 ratings — published 2018
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Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 14,084 ratings — published 2015
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Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.68 — 44 ratings — published
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Against the Tide, Towards the Kingdom (New Monastic Library: Resources for Radical Discipleship) Against the Tide, Towards the Kingdom (New Monastic Library: Resources for Radical Discipleship)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 20 ratings — published 2011
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Shooting Back from the Reservation: A Photographic View of Life by Native American Youth Shooting Back from the Reservation: A Photographic View of Life by Native American Youth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.47 — 15 ratings — published 1994
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Plan A: Why You Lost Your Dream and How to Get it Back Plan A: Why You Lost Your Dream and How to Get it Back (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published
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The Radicalization of Pedagogy: Anarchism, Geography, and the Spirit of Revolt (Transforming Capitalism) The Radicalization of Pedagogy: Anarchism, Geography, and the Spirit of Revolt (Transforming Capitalism)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.14 — 7 ratings — published 2016
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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 3,343 ratings — published 2008
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Solidarity with Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy Solidarity with Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published
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Anthropology and/as Education Anthropology and/as Education (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 45 ratings — published 2018
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Essential Guide to Lesson Planning, The: Practical Skills for Teachers (The Essential Guides) Essential Guide to Lesson Planning, The: Practical Skills for Teachers (The Essential Guides)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 2008
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Özgür Eğitim Özgür Eğitim (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 85 ratings — published 1975
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Community: The Structure of Belonging Community: The Structure of Belonging (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,724 ratings — published
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Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 779 ratings — published
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Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformational Indigenous Praxis Model (Multicultural Education Series) Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformational Indigenous Praxis Model (Multicultural Education Series)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 11 ratings — published
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Teaching When the World Is on Fire Teaching When the World Is on Fire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 616 ratings — published
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Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.98 — 13,577 ratings — published 2024
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Out of the Ruins: The Emergence of Radical Informal Learning Spaces Out of the Ruins: The Emergence of Radical Informal Learning Spaces (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.59 — 17 ratings — published
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Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.87 — 93 ratings — published 2012
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Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 154 ratings — published 2012
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身為在台灣的新二代,我很害怕 (Traditional Chinese Edition) 身為在台灣的新二代,我很害怕 (Traditional Chinese Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published
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Teaching to the North-East Teaching to the North-East (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 55 ratings — published
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We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 994 ratings — published 1990
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Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2003
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,208 ratings — published 2006
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Decolonizing Educational Research (Series in Critical Narrative) Decolonizing Educational Research (Series in Critical Narrative)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 78 ratings — published 2015
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School is Dead (Penguin education specials) School is Dead (Penguin education specials)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.59 — 78 ratings — published 1970
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Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy Trust Kids!: Stories on Youth Autonomy and Confronting Adult Supremacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 283 ratings — published
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Deschooling Society Deschooling Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,438 ratings — published 1971
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Culture Speaks: Cultural Relationships and Classroom Learning Culture Speaks: Cultural Relationships and Classroom Learning (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.83 — 42 ratings — published 2007
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Decolonisation in Aotearoa: Education, Research and Practice Decolonisation in Aotearoa: Education, Research and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.73 — 11 ratings — published
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Religion and Youth Religion and Youth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 2.50 — 2 ratings — published 2010
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How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 883 ratings — published 2021
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Nurture by Nature: Understand Your Child's Personality Type - And Become A Better Parent Nurture by Nature: Understand Your Child's Personality Type - And Become A Better Parent (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 712 ratings — published 1997
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Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,372 ratings — published 1980
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The Wounded Healer The Wounded Healer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,876 ratings — published 1971
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The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 6,897 ratings — published 1996
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Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Integration Issues (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as youth-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,012 ratings — published 2005
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“Youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are the catalysts for change today."

"True justice lies in creating spaces where every voice, no matter how quiet, can be heard."

"Inclusive development begins with acknowledging the power of diversity in every corner of society."

"Advocacy is not a profession; it is a responsibility we owe to the generations that come after us."

"Empowering young minds is the key to unlocking a future built on innovation, compassion, and resilience."

"Laws shape society, but it is the values of fairness and equality that breathe life into them."

"A sustainable future is crafted when policy, people, and purpose align."

"Strengthening civic engagement is not just about building informed citizens; it’s about nurturing empowered communities."

"In every challenge lies an opportunity for growth, and in every voice, a spark for change."

"Human rights are not negotiable; they are the foundation upon which we build a just society.”
Panha Vorng

“The ties that bind younger generations to the broader community are reciprocal, that is, when young people feel that the community cares about them and that they have a say in community affairs, they are more likely to identify with the community’s goals and to want to commit to its service. The evidence from prevention and community youth development studies is clear: When youths feel connected to others in the institutions of their communities, they are less likely to violate the norms and more likely to serve the common good of those communities.”
Christopher Peterson, Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

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