At-Risk Youth: Definitions, Dimensions, and Relationships.

Autor/inn/en	McCann, Richard A.; Austin, Susan
Institution	Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	At-Risk Youth: Definitions, Dimensions, and Relationships.
Quelle	(1988), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Definitions; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Prevention; Elementary Secondary Education; Family Characteristics; High Risk Students; Maryland; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begriffsbestimmung; Problemschüler
Abstract	This paper results from the collaborative work of Research for Better Schools, Inc., with the state staffs of Pennsylvania and Maryland on the problem of students at risk. It highlights the ways in which the problem is being defined, the data sets that are being used to suggest the magnitude of the problem, and the studies that are being used to suggest the interrelationships of various aspects of the problem. These three sets of definitions of students at risk are discussed: (1) students who are at risk of not achieving the goals of education in order to become productive members of American society; (2) students who exhibit behaviors that educators see as interfering with the educational process, including truancy, using drugs and alcohol, becoming pregnant, etc.; and (3) students whose family or community background may place them at risk. Studies that suggest the interrelationship of families' characteristics, student behaviors, and school success are described, focusing on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the High School and Beyond studies. The Maryland and Pennslvania approaches to the problem are described. The paper concludes that the decision to recast the problem of students at risk as questions directly related to the mission of schooling encourages state and local educational leaders to reexamine current program processes and structures of schools. (ABL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC