World Youth Skills Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2014 to highlight the critical role that preparing young people for entrepreneurship, decent work, and employment plays in society. Every year, different countries in the world celebrate this day on July 15.

Five books that will help young people play an effective role in developing skills. Discussed below:

1. Talent identification and development in youth soccer: a guide for researchers and practitioners

Author: Adam L. Kelly (Editor)

Summary: Talent development pathways in youth soccer are popular, but face challenges such as biases in selection and high dropout rates. Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer provides a comprehensive guide for researchers and practitioners, covering various aspects of player development. It’s a valuable resource for anyone interested in talent identification, talent development, youth soccer, soccer coaching, or expertise and skill acquisition.

Print Book: English, 2024

Publisher: Routledge, New York, 2024

Physical Description: xxxi, 356 pages: illustrations (black and white); 25 cm

Subjects Covered: Soccer Scouting; Soccer Training; Soccer for children; Soccer for children Training

Contents:

1. Disciplinary Approaches and Chapter Summaries: Introducing Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer.
2. Technical: Examining Subjective and Objective Performance Parameters That Contribute Towards Developmental Outcomes and Career Progression.
3. Tactical: Measuring and Developing Tactical Knowledge and Performance in Youth Soccer Players.
4. Physical: Considering the Influence of Maturity Status on Physical Performance.
5. Psychological: Supporting Psychosocial Growth, Development, and Potential Challenges Experienced in Youth Soccer.
6. Social: Investigating Social Influences on Talent and Development in Soccer.
7. Sociocultural: Reflecting on the Social and Cultural Influences on Talent in Soccer.
8. Activities and Trajectories: Exploring Pathways of Athlete Development in Youth Soccer.
9. Career Transitions: Navigating Players from the Youth Team to the First Team.
10. Relative Age Effects: Looking Back and Moving Forward.
11. Playing-Up and Playing-Down: Conceptualizing a ‘Flexible Chronological Approach’.
12. Creativity: Creating Supportive and Enriching Environments.
13. Transformational Coaching: Developing a Global Rating Scale to Observe Coach Leadership Behaviors.
14. Genetics: Understanding the Influence and Application of Genetics in Soccer.
15. Nutrition: Optimizing Development and Performance through Nutrition.
16. International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe.
17. Gender: Disentangling Talent Identification and Development in Women’s and Girls’ Soccer.
18. Para-Soccer: Emphasizing Complex and Multidimensional Factors When Identifying and Developing Players with Disabilities.
19. The Goalkeeper: Highlighting the Position Data Gap in Talent Identification and Development.
20. Language Games: Improving the Words We Use in Soccer Research and Practice.
21. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Directions for Talent Development in Youth Soccer.
22. From Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Youth Soccer.

2. Youth created media on the climate crisis: hear our voices

Authors: Richard Beach, Blaine E. Smith

Summary: This book provides effective methods and authentic examples of teaching about climate change through digital and multimodal media production in the English Language Arts classroom. It covers a range of different types of media, including video/digital storytelling, social media, art, music, and writing, with rich resources for instruction in every chapter. The contributors equip educators with the critical tools for supporting students’ media production, offering new perspectives on how students can employ media and production techniques to critique the status quo and call for change. The book is a necessary read for students, preservice teachers, and educators in literacy education, media studies, social and environmental studies, and STEM education.

Print Book: English, 2024

Publisher: Routledge, Taylor et Francis Group, New York ; London, 2024

Physical Description: x, 279

Contents:

1. We Are Nature Defending Itself
2. Centering Utopia
3. General Ecology and Speculative Pedagogies:
4. Integrating Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches with Climate Justice Digital Media Projects Section
5. “Our Story Will be the Future
6. “Listen, There, To the Way the Real World Thinks in Me”–Cultivating an Empathic Imagination to Support Students’ Visual Stories that Address the Climate Crisis
7. Addressing Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Futures through Creative Music Engagement
8. Fostering Proactive Ecological Identity of Youth through Social Media Section
9. Climate Writing Across Media
10. The Long Haul
11. Resilient by Youth Engagement
12. Building Youth Voices

3. Empowered youth: mastering emotions and stress: a CBT and DBT guide for teens

Author: Sky Benson (Author)

Summary: This guide addresses the escalating issue of mental health among teenagers, providing a much-needed resource in an age where effective coping mechanisms are crucial. Delving into the core skills of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), teens will learn to recognize and challenge distorted thoughts, developing healthier thinking patterns. With 28 thought-provoking journal prompts and 50 exercises, teens are encouraged to put their learning into practice, creating a personalized mental wellness routine. The book also guides them in setting and achieving personal goals, overcoming setbacks, and maintaining progress

Print Book: English, 2024

Publisher: [Sky Benson], [United States], 2024

Physical Description: 189 pages; 23 cm

Subjects Covered: Cognitive therapy for teenagers; Dialectical behavior therapy; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

4. The student leadership challenge: five practices for becoming an exemplary leader

Authors: James M. Kouzes (Author), Barry Z. Posner (Author)

Summary: Based on the same concepts and research that inform the bestselling business leadership book The Leadership Challenge, this is a clear and accessible guide to the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, which is the foundation of the Student Leadership Challenge approach. Incorporating stories of leadership development from real students, and language to which college students and other young and emerging leaders can relate, the book also features reflective and critical thinking activities at the end of each chapter to help students engage in each of the Five Practices. This new edition includes a 25% content update, including new stories about topics critical to today’s youth, including but not limited to climate change, social justice, mental health, and virtual learning. Like the previous editions, this edition will include an access code so students can take the Student Leadership Practices Inventory Self (Student LPI) online and get insight into their current leadership skills– Provided by publisher

Print Book: English, 2024

Edition: Fourth edition

Publisher: The Leadership Challenge, a Wiley Brand, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2024

Physical Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects Covered: College student government; Leadership

Contents:

1. Chapter 1. Commitment #1: Clarify Values
2. Chapter 2. Commitment #2: Set the Example; Practice Intro #2: Inspire a Shared Vision
3. Chapter 3. Commitment #3: Envision the Future
4. Chapter 4. Commitment #4: Enlist Others; Practice Intro #3: Challenge the Process
5. Chapter 5. Commitment #5: Search for Opportunities
6. Chapter 6. Commitment #6: Experiment and Take Risks; Practice Intro #4: Enable Others to Act
7. Chapter 7. Commitment #7: Foster Collaboration
8. Chapter 8. Commitment #8: Strengthen Others; Practice Intro #5: Encourage the Heart
9. Chapter 9. Commitment #9: Recognize Contributions
10. Chapter 10. Commitment #10: Celebrate the Values and Victories; Epilogue Continuing Your Leadership Development
11. Appendix: How You Behave Matters

5. Social Media, Youth, and the Global South Comparative Perspectives

Author: Emmanuel K Ngwainmbi

Summary: This book explores the intricate relationship between social media, identity, and youth in the Global South. It presents empirical evidence from scholars across diverse regions, highlighting the impact of social media on the well-being and economic prospects of young people. The collection covers adverse effects of social media, such as social withdrawal and cyberbullying, as well as the positive aspects, such as helping young people develop economic resources and become socially responsible. Additionally, it delves into the role of social media in re-negotiating identity in developing countries and the influence of celebrity behavior on youth.

Print Book: English, 2024

Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, 2024

Subjects: Age groups; Cultural studies; Digital lifestyle; Media studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology; culture; Children’s Studies; Media Studies

Contents:

1. Chapter 1: Psychosocial Perspectives of Social Media Use among Youth in the Global South: A review of identity and the neo-global culture.-
2. Chapter 2: Thematic Analysis of Selective WHO-Affiliated Member Countries’ COVID-19 Vaccination Messages on social media Targeting Young Adults.-
3. Chapter 3: “Vaxxed n’ Masked”: Global Youth & the Influence of Celebrity Remarks on Social Media.-
4. Chapter 4: The Impact of Social Media on Asian International Students’ Emergency Preparedness and Response
5. Chapter 5: Determinants of creativity-related skills and activities among young people in four Latin American countries.
6. Chapter 6: Applying the technology acceptance model to understand China’s sharing economy among the young.
7. Chapter 7: How young people detect and analyze disinformation campaigns in Mexico.
8. Chapter 8: Social Media on the Crossroads of Identity Negotiation: Cases in South America, East Asia, and South Asia.
9. Chapter 9: The interplay between identity and alterity in the uses of social media platforms by Brazilian youth
10. Chapter 10: Visually Impaired Chinese Young Adults’ User Behaviors on social media.
11. Chapter 11: Social Media use in education in the MENA region.
12. Chapter 12: Identity Negotiation and Cosmopolitanism in Social Media: The Case of London and Sao Paulo migrant communities.
13. Chapter 13: Perspectives of Vietnamese Facebook users towards the LGBT Parade expressed under posts about Hanoi Pride Parade.
14. Chapter 14: Twitter users’ perceptions of some countries’ censorship of same-sex kissing scenes in Disney’s Lightyear (2022). 
15. 15: Youths and the Tyranny of social media: Implications for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

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