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Children in Chaos How Israel and the United States Attempt to Integrate At-Risk Youth
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Ivan C. Frank
Book Code: C4291
ISBN: 0-275-94291-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94291-5
164 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 8/30/1992
List Price: $91.95 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: High-risk youth are rarely able to succeed in school, on the job, in their family relationships, or in society at large. They often express hopelessness, frustration, anger. Even after they have acquired skills and have begun to work, they tend to lose jobs, fail again in schools, and become involved in crimes. There is a noted connection between youth who come from dysfunctional families and have low academic skills, nonexistent career goals, poor work history, drug and/or alcohol abuse, and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Ivan C. Frank explains the need for longer term alternative educational programs in highly supportive environments for high-risk youth. He describes the features and coverage of programs in Israel and in some American cities that have rehabilitated high-risk youth.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Changing Youths' Attitudes
  • Warehousing Our Children
  • Some Good Educational Programs
  • Integration of At-Risk Youth
  • Federal Failures
  • Snapshots of Chaos
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Glossary and Bibliography
LC Card Number: 92-7484
LCC Class: HV1441
Dewey Class: 362.7
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