Re-Engaging Disconnected Youth: Transformative Learning Through Restorative And Social Justice Education – Revised Edition (Adolescent Cultures, School, And Society)

As many young adults continue to disengage with learning each day, teachers and administrators struggle to find ways to re-engage secondary students with their schooling and communities. Re-engaging Disconnected Youth profiles a program that succeeds in doing so, one that can serve as a model for others. In a Midwestern alternative school, three teachers built a curriculum around hands-on learning, restorative justice Talking Circles, and multicultural education, in the hopes that it would re-engage and inspire youth. Drawing on Adult Transformative Learning Theory, the book is an in-depth, qualitative study of the ways the program transformed adult and youth perceptions of trust, connections, schooling and human rights. It breaks down stereotypes about youth labeled «at-risk» and provides evidence that it is never too late to become passionate about learning. This new revised edition includes updated research and a chapter exploring the impact of the program on middle school youth.

• | Author: Amy Vatne Bintliff
• | Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• | Publication Date: Jan 11, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 195 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1433130726
• | ISBN-13: 9781433130724