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Download full textSigman, Stuart J.; Scotchmer, Sara – 1994
A growing number of cultural, educational, and social service programs around the United States report success in reducing teenage school drop-out rates, unemployment, substance abuse, and pregnancy. Facilitators of these programs claim that long-lasting impact requires not only informing young persons about the real dangers of such behavior, but…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Community Influence, Community Involvement
Booth, Alan, Ed.; Crouter, Ann C., Ed. – 2001
Although our society has made substantial investments in research and programs based on the idea that communities affect families and children, significant questions have emerged about the validity of the link between communities, children, and families. This book, presented in four sections, focuses on how communities undergird or undermine human…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Child Development
