| Youth Development and Critical Education: The Promise of Democratic Action Contributor(s): Lakes, Richard D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791433498 ISBN-13: 9780791433492 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.115 |
| LCCN: 96021038 |
| Series: Suny Series, Democracy and Education |
| Physical Information: (0.98 lbs) 181 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Public policy debates about urban crime and the fate of America's crumbling inner cities suggest a need to consider solutions that create conditions for sustainable community development--where youths join with caring adults in intergenerational coalitions at the grassroots. Using a field-based approach, the author reviews over two dozen youth development projects in non-school and after-school settings. The analyses of these programs examines how young people might achieve a level of economic and political self-determination and community control, as well as personal fulfillment coupled with healthy adolescent growth. Once empowered with critical insights, young people can exhibit positive, real-life displays of their visions, dreams, and ambitions. |