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Fox, James Alan; Newman, Sanford A. – 1997
New data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation make it clear that the peak hours for violent juvenile crime are 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Nearly half of all juvenile crime takes place between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and nearly two-thirds of all violent juvenile crime takes place between 2:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. In addition, in 57% of…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Programs, Crime, Elementary Secondary Education
Nicholson, Eleanor – Independent School, 1980
Offers suggestions for meeting problems in urban school systems of providing rigorous and extended academic programs while offering other activities to meet social and psychological needs of students. Discusses possible solutions, such as: (1) camping; (2) apprenticeships; (3) using community resources; and (4) building the school into a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Sikorcin, Ingrid – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2003
Traditional wilderness outings are often mere fantasies for disadvantaged urban youth. Localized environmental curricula that explore urban environments have merit but still leave many children unable to experience wilderness settings. Environmental education is proposed that makes connections across various terrains and social positions, such as…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Dimond, Paul R. – 1979
As part of a nine-volume, six-state study of the impact of school finance reform on minorities and the poor, this report describes the history of court litigation concerning finance reform. The report's first part traces school finance reform from roughly 1900 through 1971 and summarizes parallel reform efforts by racial and ethnic minorities and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Michelson, William, Ed.; Michelson, Ellen, Ed. – 1980
This collection of papers, nineteenth in a series of 20 documents completed by the Children's Environments Advisory Service for the International Year of the Child, 1979, reports on the proceedings of an international symposium held by The Child in the City Programme at the University of Toronto under UNESCO sponsorship, in June 1979. Delegates…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Foreign Countries
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Ropp, Steven Masami – Amerasia Journal, 1997
Draws on the experiences of people of Asian descent in the United States and the Caribbean to argue that the biological fact of being of mixed race does not reduce the social significance of race. The assumption that racial mixing leads to a raceless society is inaccurate. (SLD)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups
Hoyle, John R. – School Administrator, 1989
Currently, at-risk children have little chance to enter and complete a university program. A new system combining public schools and higher education could reverse the growing failure rate of America's urban, predominantly minority youth. It is no longer conscionable or feasible to maintain two separate and unequal educational systems. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Pelham, William E., Jr.; Massetti, Greta M. – School Psychology Review, 2003
Atkins, Graczyk, Frazier, and Abdul-Adil (2003) make the point that there have been three limitations of mental health services for children and families in low-income, urban settings: (a) accessibility; (b) effectiveness; and (c) sustainability. Their article focuses extensively on improving access and addressing issues of sustainability in…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Urban Youth, Health
Greenberg, Keith Elliot – 1995
This essay with photographs describes the experiences of two runaways, examining why they left home and how they found help. Although runaways have a reputation for being irresponsible, they usually have good reasons for leaving home. The nun who ran Noah's Ark, where both the runaways featured found shelter and help, estimated that only about two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Problems, Homeless People
Cozic, Charles P., Ed. – 1996
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explore many aspects of juvenile gangs. Some youths join gangs of their own free choice, to satisfy ego or greed. Others are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Critical Thinking
Sadler, A. E., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explores many aspects of juvenile crime. It is a commonly held view that the number of crimes committed by juveniles is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Causal Models, Childrens Rights, Critical Thinking
Freedman, Marc – 1991
This essay discusses the roots, current shapes, and social and operational implications of mentoring young people in poverty. After an introductory first section on mentoring and the new voluntarism, Section II, "Recurring Fervor," notes recent increased interest in mentoring and traces the early manifestations of mentoring to 19th…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Interpersonal Relationship
Epp, Juanita Ross; Epp, Walter – 1998
This paper examines how policies on student behavior and attendance are used to push students into dropping out of school. Although in the public mind the proliferation of dropouts is associated with a drain on the economy, there is no real evidence to indicate either that there actually are large numbers of dropouts or that dropping out is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Attendance, Behavior Problems
Jocson, Korina; Burnside, Sherdren; Collins, Mualimu – Multicultural Education, 2006
This article looks closely at one instantiation of a poetry-centered practice as supported by June Jordan's Poetry for the People, specifically in the context of an inaugural poetry contest. It builds on an earlier empirical study, which investigated the partnership between Poetry for the People and one East Bay Area high school and the rich…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Processes, Ethnography, Democracy
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, CA. – 1985
This report provides findings and recommendations on youth unemployment that were presented at a public hearing conducted by the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations. First, the report summarizes the testimonies of 20 youth from schools, community based organizations (CBO's), and job training programs who described their difficulties in…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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