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Wong, Siu Kwong – Youth & Society, 1997
Examined the relationship between acculturation and delinquency in 315 adolescents and youth of Chinese descent in Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada). Results show that adherence to Chinese culture reduces the likelihood of delinquency, an effect not explained by Chinese cultural norms and traditions and one that is not congruent with opportunity and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Age Differences, Chinese
Outward Bound, Inc., Andover, MA. – 1967
A SYNOPSIS IS OFFERED OF SIX DIFFERENT OUTWARD-BOUND PROGRAMS, EACH OF WHICH IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE BASIC OUTWARD-BOUND PHILOSOPHY OF HAVING YOUNG PEOPLE RECOGNIZE FOR THEMSELVES THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY WILL DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF-RELIANCE AND INNER STRENGTH. THE ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Conservation Education, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation