America's Youth in Crisis : Challenges and Options for Programs and Policies.

Many adolescents in the United States are at risk from substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, academic underachievement, crime and violence. What can be done to tackle these growing problems? The author of this thought-provoking book suggests the need to focus on young people's development i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lerner, Richard M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1994.
Temas:
Youth > Government policy > United States.
Education and state > United States.
Poverty > United States.
Jeunesse > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Education and state
Poverty
Youth > Government policy
Jugendpolitik
Jeugdbeleid.
Jeugd.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword by Joy G. Dryfoos; Foreword by Richard J. Sauer; Foreword by Justin S. Lerner; Preface; Chapter 1
  • The Contemporary Crises of America's Children and Adolescents; Chapter 2
  • An Overview of Developmental Contextualism; Chapter 3
  • An Integrative Vision of Human Development Research and Outreach; Chapter 4
  • Designing Successful Prevention Programs; Chapter 5
  • Key Principles of Successful Prevention Programs; Chapter 6
  • Meeting the Challenges Facing America's Universities by Integrating Research and Outreach; Chapter 7
  • Implications for Social and Academic Policy.

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