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At-Risk Youth: Theory, Practice, Reform

At-Risk Youth: Theory, Practice, Reform

Hardcover

Series: Source Books on Education, Book 49

Special Education

ISBN10: 0815319800
ISBN13: 9780815319801
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 1 1997
Pages: 326
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.05 Width: 5.85 Depth: 8.83
Language: English
This book is about theory, practice, and reform in working with youth who are at-risk in our schools. The book addresses several important topics, including: Problems of definition of at-risk and measurement; social, political and health aspects of being at-risk; theories of at-risk status including coping competence, agency intrinsic motivation and cultivation theory; the voices of those who are at-risk; groups that are often ignored when discussing at-risk youth, Native Americans and Appalachians; necessary changes such as prevention, early intervention, and a critical look at assessment practices and grades; a look at the role of higher education.

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