Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Conceptual considerations

Growing up with difference : superdiversity as a habitual frame of reference / Fran Meissner

Globalization and the proliferation of complex acculturation process / Simon Ozer

Biculturalism and bicultural identity development : a relational model of bicultural systems / Alan Meca, Kyle Eichas, Seth J. Schwarts and Rachel J. Davis

Polyculturalism : current evidence, future directions, and implementation possibilities for diverse youth / Lisa Rosenthal, Marybeth Apriceni, and Sheri R. Levy

Towards a more dynamic perspective on acculturation research / Richard M. Lee, Philipp Jugert

Development in context : the importance of country and school level factors for the mental health of immigrant adolescents / Gonneke W.J.M. Stevens and Sophie D. Walsh

Part 2. Innovative methods

Applying experience-sampling methods to investigate the impact of school diversity on youth development in multicultural contexts / Tiffany Yip, Yue Mi Cheon, and Alexandra Ehrhardt

Immigrant youth adaptation in a multilevel context : conceptual and statistical considerations / Jens B. Asendorpf and Frosso Motti-Stefanidi

The role of comparative research in understanding the divesity of immigrant youth / Alison E. Benbow and Lara Aumann

Part 3. Adolescents' diverse social world

Adolescent language brokers : development and familial considerations / Robert S. Weisskirch

Ethnic majority and minority youth in multicultural societies / Sabahat Cigdem Bagci and Adam Rutland

A new agenda for examining interethnic interactions amongst youth in diverse settings / Shelley Mckeown, Amanda Williams, Thia Sagherian-Dickey, and Katarzyna Kucaba

Bridging contexts : the interplay between parents, peers, and schools in explaining youth reactions to growing diversity / Marta Miklikowska and Andrea Bohman

Understanding the causes and consequences of segregation in youth friendship networks : opportunities and challenges for research / Lars Leszczensky and Tobias Stark

Part 5. Preparing multicultural societies for dealing with diversity inside and outside of schools

Participatory approaches to youth civ ic development in multicultural societies / Parissa J. Ballarad, Ahna Suleiman, Lindsay Till Hoyt, Alison K. Cohen, Metshehate Ayenekulu, and Genet Ebuy

Teachers' dealing with ethnic diversity / Jochem Thijs and Roselien Vervaet

How to best prepare teachers for multicultural schools : challenges and perspectives / Sauro Civitillo and Linda P. Juang