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Title:
America's disconnected youth : toward a preventive strategy / Douglas J. Besharov, editor.
Publisher:
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research,
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
xiv, 313 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Teenagers--Services for--United States.
Youth--Services for--United States.
School-to-work transition--United States.
Other Authors:
Besharov, Douglas J.
Child Welfare League of America
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction / Douglas J. Besharov & Karen N. Gardiner -- The plight of the inner-city black male / William Julius Wilson -- Teen sexuality among inner-city white youth / Patricia Stern -- Prevalence, patterns, and outcomes / Brett V. Brown & Carol Emig -- Family background, church attendance, and school achievement / Linda Datcher Loury -- Listening to young, inner-city African American males / Kathryn Taaffe McLearn & Shawn V. LaFrance -- The "hallwalkers" / Hillard Pouncy -- Improving links between high schools and careers / Robert I. Lerman -- Focus high schools / Paul T. Hill -- Extending the time of learning / Andrew Hahn -- Youth development programs / Jodie Roth, Lawrence F. Murray, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, & William H. Foster -- Epilogue / Hugh Price.
ISBN:
9780878687565 (alk. paper)
0878687564 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)40990127
LCCN:
99020814
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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