At-Risk Youth: Theory, Practice, Reform / Edition 1

by Robert F. Kronick

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138987647
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/04/2016
Series:	Source Books on Education
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents Overview *Synthesis of Where We Are Regarding At-Risk Youth, Robert Kronick Social, Political, and Health Aspects of At-Risk Youth *Politics of At-Risk Youth, Sung Roe Lee and Robert Cunningham *Teenage High School Leavers Speak Out About Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Life Problems, Sandra Putnam, James Malia, and Suzanne Streagle Some Intriguing Theories On At-Risk Youth *Home and School Correlates of Early At-Risk Status: A Coping Competence Model, Jean Dumas *New Learning and Agency in the At-Promise Student, Graham E. Higgs and Nancy L. Tarsi *Effects of Alternative Educational Programming on Intrinsic Motivation Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents, Cynthia Hudley *Television and At-Risk Youth, W. Thomas Beckner In Their Own Voice: Those Who Are Most At Risk *An African American Female, Rosa Kennedy *African American Parents' Roles in Education, Rhoda Barnes *Chestnut Ridge Learning Center: A Theory Put into Practice, Katherine Higginbotham Culture and Ethnic Groups That Are Often Ignored *Appalachian Culture and Schooling, Eva Thaller *Tribally Controlled Community College: Why Native American Dropouts Are Dropping In, Gabrielle Elliott Needed And Necessary Changes *Birth to Six Year Olds: Risks and Healing Strategies, Jerome Morton *Grading and Assessment Practices that Place Students At Risk, Charles Hargis *Education and Keeping Pace with Reaching At-Risk Students, Robert F. Kronick