Contrary to previous research, this study found striking differences in the dental experiences, practices, and beliefs of inner city and suburban seventh graders but few differences between groups with regard to compliance with school-based preventive programs. (GC)

This paper examines teen births during the period from 1991 to 1996, a period chosen because teen births started to decline in 1991 and 1996 was the most recent data year available. In most cities, the number of births to teens decreased in this period, but in a small number of cities, the number of births to teenagers increased. It is not clear…

The essays in this collection promote a conception of community development that entails building practical capacities to improve the quality of life among residents of targeted neighborhoods. The causes, consequences, and potential solutions of urban problems that lie both inside and outside neighborhood borders are emphasized. The chapters are:…

The Special Child Welfare Advisory Panel of the Annie E. Casey Foundation studied front line practice and supervisory practice in the child welfare system of New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS). Data came from a number of sources, including field visits to program sites, visits to 15 contract agencies and 10 ACS sites.…

This bulletin provides an overview of the problems that youth gangs pose. It pinpoints the differences between youth gangs and adult criminal organizations and examines the risk factors that lead to youth gang membership. Some promising strategies being used to curb youth gang involvement are reviewed. The proliferation of youth gangs since 1980…

Addresses of publishers whose books are cited are appended. (RD)

Describes the variety of Japanese youth programs which provide the opportunity for activities outside the realm of academic affairs for urban youth. (AN)

Operating under Federal, state, and local funds, this Cooperative Extension Project serves urban and suburban youth in Flint, Michigan, and elsewhere in Genesee County. Two photos. (LY)

Allowing students from the ghetto to express themselves in their own dialect gives them a greater sense of self-identity. (CK)

Vocational student organizations offer opportunities for urban students to achieve their potential as they experience personal growth, a sense of direction, achievement, and the rewards of leadership. (Author)

Broken free of any semblance of family control or community restraints, thousands of American youth roamed entirely at will throughout the cities of 19th-century America and supported themselves alternately from the legitimate street trades and from outright thievery. The invention of modern adolescence was partially a response to this neglected…

Obtained qualitative data from 374 urban high school dropouts during interviews. Female and male respondents from five ethnic groups answered questions concerning their dropout history, reasons for leaving school, feelings about various aspects of high school experience, past and present activities, academic and general future plans, reflections…

Examines urban female teenagers' (N=185) best and worst encounters with physicians. Results show a preference for physicians who comfort, use humor, are understanding, and explain procedures. Physicians who rush, behave rudely, or are "too personal" were viewed negatively. Concludes that relational communication skill development must be a…