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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463966903321

Titolo

Community interventions to create change in children / / Lorna H. London, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Press : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-315-78585-4

1-317-71875-5

1-317-71876-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (99 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LondonLorna H

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Social work with children

Prejudices in children - Prevention

Violence in children - Prevention

Violence in adolescence - Prevention

Juvenile delinquency - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Community interventions to create change in children has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, volume 24, number 2, 2002."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Life Imitates (and Informs) Meta-Analysis: A Participatory Approach to Increasing Understanding of Effective Youth Mentoring Practices; Evaluation of an Incentive System at a Summer Camp for Youth Experiencing Homelessness; Prevention of Victimization: Survival Skills for Urban Youth; Urban Children's Video Production and Performance-Based Programming: Implications for Learning and Cross-Cultural Friendships; Kids' College: Enhancing Children's Appreciation and Acceptance of Cultural Diversity; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Help a child meet the challenges of the ?real? world! Our children spend a significant amount of time in school, working to develop the skills they need to succeed in the ?real? world. But more and more, they face social and emotional challenges that can't be effectively addressed



during school hours. Community Interventions to Create Change in Children reflects the efforts by psychologists to work outside the classroom, combining research with action to produce community-based interventions that address the concerns children struggle with every day: bullying and victimization, prejudi