Title Growing up global : the changing transitions to adulthood in developing countries / Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries ; Cynthia B. Lloyd, editor ; Committee on Population [and] Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2005]
	©2005

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 700 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Conceptual framework -- Schooling -- Health -- The transition to work -- The transition to citizenship -- The transition to marriage -- The transition to parenthood -- The way forward.
Summary	The transition to adulthood is a critical stage in human development during which young people leave childhood behind, and take on new roles and responsibilities. Recognizing the need to learn more about this crucial period of life, the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine convened a panel of experts to examine how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and what the implications of these changes might be for those responsible for designing youth policies and programmes. According to the panel's findings, important transformations in young people's lives are under way. In much of the developing world adolescence is a stage of life that is gaining in significance. Young people now have more time than ever before to acquire the information and skills necessary to become effective participants in decisions about their futures. Nevertheless, the book highlights the persistent disadvantages for young women relative to young men, and the special needs of the poor. Youth living in sub-Saharan Africa are also identified to be of special concern. -- Description from http://www.bookdepository.com (Oct. 6, 2011).
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Subject	Young adults -- Developing countries.
	Young adults.
	Developing countries.
	Youth -- Developing countries.
	Youth.
	Adulthood -- Developing countries.
	Adulthood.
	School-to-work transition -- Developing countries.
	School-to-work transition.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Youth.
Added Author	Lloyd, Cynthia B., 1943-
	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population.
	National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families.
Other Form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries. Growing up global. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005 030909528X (DLC) 2005002187 (OCoLC)57529038
ISBN	9780309547390 electronic book
	0309547393 electronic book
	030909528X (paperback)
	9780309095280 (paperback)

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