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Children and Youth

Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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Examining the factors that have influenced i nner-city life, this book identifies the best-researched sol utions for improving the circumstances of children and young people living in the cities. '
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction and Overview - Herbert J Walberg, Olga Reyes and Roger P Weissberg PART TWO: FAMILIES The Role of Universities in Child Development - Sharon Landesman Ramey and Craig T Ramey Youth and Families in the Inner City - Geraldine K Brookins, Anne C Petersen and Lisa M Brooks Influencing Positive Outcomes Families and the Development of Urban Children - Patrick H Tolan and Deborah Gorman-Smith Urban Myth - Sam Redding The Family in Hard Times PART THREE: SCHOOLS Fostering Educational Resilience in Inner-City Schools - Margaret C Wang, Geneva D Haertel and Herbert J Walberg The Problems and Promise of Urban Schools - William Lowe Boyd and Roger C Shouse Normative School Transitions among Urban Adolescents - Edward Seidman and Sabine E French Understanding the School Performance of Urban Blacks - John U Ogbu Some Essential Background Knowledge Extended Day Programs for Urban Children and Youth - Donald R Hellison and Nicholas J Cutforth From Theory to Practice PART FOUR: HEALTH A Public Health Perspective on Urban Adolescents - Kelli A Komro, Frank Bingchang Hu and Brian R Flay Health Perspectives on Urban Children and Youth - Robert L Johnson Families and Health in the Urban Environment - Suzanne Feetham Implications for Programs, Research, and Policy PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS Afterword - Herbert J Wallberg et al Strengthening the Families, Education, and Health of Urban Children and Youth
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