Children and Youth: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Both the positive and the negative circumstances that confront children and young people living in cities are examined in this volume, which identifies the best researched-based solutions for improving these circumstances.The contributors explore topics such as: factors that have influenced inner-city life - migration patterns and middle-class flights from cities and ghettos; the role of coping, resources and skills in an urban family's successful management of stress; community-university partnerships that offer workable solutions to urban children and their families; and the features of homes, schools and communities that promote academic success and healthy psychological development in adverse circumstances. They also

• | Author: Herbert J. Walberg
• | Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• | Publication Date: Mar 26, 1997
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0761909060
• | ISBN-13: 9780761909064