Handbook of Youth Development

Part I: Youth Positive Development



1 Promoting Youth Development Through School-Based Family Counseling

Brian A. Gerrard

2 Youth Development Through Sports: International Perspectives            

Shane Pill & Phillip T Slee

3 Literature as a Moral Tool for Youth: A Select Study of Canonical Texts

Sudip Kumar Das

4 Swami Vivekananda's Perspective of Youth Development

Sibnath Deb

5 Developing Bhutan: Nurturing Youth

Nidup Dorji

6 Youth Development: International Perspectives

Ruth Richardson

7 Involvement in Sports: Developing a New Culture for Youth

Anjali Gireesan, Sibnath Deb

8 India's Demographic Dividend and Policy Implications

Sanjay Kumar

9 Positive People & Confident Competitors: Resilient Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity

Sahen Gupta & K. Jayasankara Reddy

Part II: Youth, Education and Career

10 Youth and Education

David Paul

11 Understanding Youth participation in Education: Youth as Teaching Professionals

Aleena Maria Sunny 12 Current Trends In Career Decision-Making In Youth: Opportunities and Challenges



Upasana Bagchi & K. Jayasankara Reddy

13 Youth and Information Literacy: A Global Perspective

K. Jayasankara Reddy, Sukriti Pant, & Bhuvana Manohari Nataraj

14 Efficacy of Online Training on Internet of Things (IoT) and Automation through Industry and Institute Partnership during COVID-19 Lockdown

Sibnath Deb & David Paul

Part III: Youth, Adversities and Challenges

15 Migration and Diaspora from a Young Adult Perspective: Reading Senzai's Shooting Kabul and Hidier's Born Confused

Kaustuv Chakraborty

16 Protecting Youth DevelopmentJeremy Safran, Carl

Sibnath Deb, PhD, DSc, is a Professor of the Department of Applied Psychology at Pondicherry University (A Central University). He served the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (An Institute of National Importance), Government of India, as Director from Jan 8, 2020, to June 30, 2023. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia and Member Board of Directors, Institute for School-based Family Counselling, California, USA. From 2004 to 2008, he served the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) as a Council Member. He has produced 22 PhDs, published 22 books (by Sage, Springer, Routledge, PEARSON, and so on), and more than 100 research articles. His research interests include child safety, students' mental health, youth development, adolescent reproductive health, family relationships and child protection. In recognition of his academic and research contribution, Prof. Deb has received many national and international awards, including "The Visitor's Award 2019" for his significant contribution to research from the Honourable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind.

 



Shayana Deb holds an MSc in Behavioural Science from the CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India. Currently, she is doing a second Master's Degree in Youth Policy from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. She did her undergraduate with a triple major, i.e., Biotechnology, Chemistry and Botany. She has a special interest in child protection and youth development. She volunteered in three research projects which developed her interest in child welfare and well-being and positive youth development.