Radosveta Dimitrova, Nora Wiium (Eds): Handbook of Positive Youth Development Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts. Book review

Abstract

The Concept of Positive Youth Development (PYD) was formed in the 1990s and combined the concepts of resilience and
plasticity of human development, and an interest in the strengths of youth. This concept was proposed as a result of a reassessment of
previous approaches, which were focused on the prevention of negative phenomena in the youth environment and teaching youth life
skills. From a PYD perspective, it is necessary to build on the priority of developing the positive opportunities and strengths of young
people through their participation in society. Over the past 20 years, the PYD program has been widely adopted by the international
community. However, there is a lack of scientific data on the application of this concept in Kazakhstan.
The review looks at the Handbook of Positive Youth Development. Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Global Contexts
(editors: Radosveta Dimitrova and Nora Wiium), published in 2021 by Springer International Publishing. This book reveals the concept
of PYD in a global context, which will allow a more effective approach to the issue of youth development in Kazakhstan, both from the
side of health care and from the side of education and social development.