1st Edition

The Transition Of Youth To Adulthood: A Bridge Too Long A Report To Educators, Sociologists, Legislators, And Youth Policymaking Bodies

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book focuses on the creation of new educational environment for youth; youth employment; crime and the juvenile system; health system; trends in health policy in the United states and other western democracies; and new environment for the transition of youth to adulthood.

    Introduction -- Recommendations for Improving the Transition of Youth to Adulthood -- Transition of Youth -- Youth in Transition -- Community-Based Education for Youth -- National Service for Youth -- Youth Transitional Planning Councils: Smoothing the Transition -- Needs of Youth -- Youth and Unemployment -- Youth Crime and Delinquency -- Health Problems of Youth -- Assessing Youth Policy -- Youth Policy in the Cities: a Selective Analysis -- Youth Policy in the States: A Survey of Status and Trends -- Youth Policy in the Western World: Lessons for America -- Evolving Youth Policy -- New Environments for Youth -- Toward a National Policy for Youth -- Schedule of Testimony -- Survey of Youth Policy in the States and Territories

    Biography

    B. Frank Brown, Charles F. Kettering