ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|37 pages
Overview
part 2|55 pages
Social, Political, and Health Aspects of At – Risk Youth
chapter 3|29 pages
The Real World
part 3|94 pages
Some Intriguing Theoring On At – Risk Youth
part 4|52 pages
Students and Mothers Speak Out in their Own Voices
part 5|45 pages
Cultures and Ethnic Groups that are Often Ignored
chapter 12|19 pages
The Tribally Controlled Community College
part 6|32 pages
Needed and Necessary Changes