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Taylor, George R. – 1997
This social skills curriculum has been developed as a guide to assist educators in instructing young African-American males how to determine what behaviors are acceptable and what are not acceptable in our society. Parents and other family members will also find these strategies useful for followup activities. The book does not address all…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Furstenberg, Frank F., Jr.; Cook, Thomas D; Eccles, Jacquelynne; Elder, Glenn H., Jr.; Sameroff, Arnold – 1999
Based on nearly 500 interviews and qualitative case studies of families in inner-city Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), this book reveals how parents and their teenage children managed different levels of resources and dangers in low-income neighborhoods and how families and communities contributed to the development of the children. The chapters are:…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adolescents, Case Studies, Child Development
Direct linkZigler, Edward, Ed.; Styfco, Sally J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
The future of Head Start depends on how well people learn from and apply the lessons from its past. That's why everyone involved in early education needs this timely, forward-thinking book from the leader of Head Start. The first book to capture the Head Start debates in all their complexity and diversity, this landmark volume brings together the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Social Work, Parent Participation
