Re-engaging Disconnected Youth
Transformative Learning Through Restorative And Social Justice Education - Revised Edition
- Editore:
Lang, Peter
- EAN:
9781433130724
- ISBN:
1433130726
- Pagine:
- 195
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Re-engaging Disconnected Youth
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.
