03078nam 2200625 a 450 991048091030332120170816153306.01-322-42127-71-4833-2716-71-4522-5535-0(CKB)2550000001194118(EBL)1598339(SSID)ssj0001111313(PQKBManifestationID)12470872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111313(PQKBWorkID)11129870(PQKB)11213178(MiAaPQ)EBC1598339(OCoLC)1007861216(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159148(EXLCZ)99255000000119411820130912d1995 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica's youth in crisis[electronic resource] challenges and options for programs and policies /Richard M. LernerThousand Oaks, Calif. SAGEc19951 online resource (175 p.)"Sponsored by the National 4-H Council."0-8039-7069-2 0-8039-7068-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-139) and indexes.Cover; Contents; Foreword by Joy G. Dryfoos; Foreword by Richard J. Sauer; Foreword by Justin S. Lerner; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Contemporary Crises of America's Children and Adolescents; Chapter 2 - An Overview of Developmental Contextualism; Chapter 3 - An Integrative Vision of Human Development Research and Outreach; Chapter 4 - Designing Successful Prevention Programs; Chapter 5 - Key Principles of Successful Prevention Programs; Chapter 6 - Meeting the Challenges Facing America's Universities by Integrating Research and Outreach; Chapter 7 - Implications for Social and Academic PolicyReferencesName Index; Subject Index; About the AuthorMany adolescents in the United States are at risk from substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, academic underachievement, crime and violence. What can be done to tackle these growing problems? The author of this thought-provoking book suggests the need to focus on young people's development in relation to specific features of the individual's environmental 'context' such as family, neighbourhood and culture. By effecting changes in these contexts, in the form of community programmes, researchers can test for differences in children's behaviour and development.YouthUnited StatesYouthGovernment policyUnited StatesEducation and stateUnited StatesPovertyUnited StatesElectronic books.YouthYouthGovernment policyEducation and statePoverty305.2350973Lerner Richard M142567National 4-H Council (U.S.)StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480910303321America's youth in crisis2477718UNINA