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Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean : understanding the causes, realizing the potential (2008)

Cunningham, Wendy V. ; McGinnis, Linda ; García-Verdú, Rodrigo ; [weitere]

Washington, DC : World Bank

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gbv_57155105X

Umfang: XV, 307 S. , graph. Darst. , 23 cm

ISBN: 9780821375211 , 9780821375204

Serie: Directions in development

Inhalt: Why do young people deserve special attention? -- Key messages -- Designing effective interventions -- Policy conclusions -- Introduction -- The motivation for the study -- Definitions, data, and methodologies -- The organization of the report -- Laying the groundwork -- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth -- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing -- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society -- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking -- The conceptual framework and definitions -- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy -- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting -- A characterization of at-risk youth -- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs -- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances -- Conclusions -- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC -- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior -- Leaving school without learning -- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover -- Risky sexual behavior -- Crime and violence -- Substance use -- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk -- Why do young people engage in risky behavior -- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors -- Cumulative effect of factors -- Conclusions -- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation -- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk -- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future -- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth -- At-risk youth need second chances -- Effective targeting is the key to results -- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks -- Include only effective policies in the portfolio -- Prioritizing what works -- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation -- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation -- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk -- Moving from a wish list to action -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data -- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages -- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions -- Key messages -- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs -- Moving forward -- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex -- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior -- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth -- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes -- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs -- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs

Anmerkung: Literaturverz. S. 277 - 296. - Enth. Index

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780821375211

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Pädagogik , Soziologie

RVK:

DS 7100

RVK:

MS 2430

Schlagwort(e): Lateinamerika ; Karibik ; Jugend ; Unterprivilegierung

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Learning difference : race and schooling in the multiracial metropolis (2006)

Staiger, Annegret Daniela

Stanford, Calif : Stanford University Press

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UID:

gbv_525438076

Umfang: XI, 223 S , graph. Darst..

ISBN: 0804753156 , 0804753164 , 9780804753159 , 9780804753166

Inhalt: Newtown, its communities, and Roosevelt High School -- "Gifted whites" and "at-risk blacks" : the educational organization of racial differences -- Race politics in the school yard : alliances, dominance, subordination -- Performing manhood through the race matrix

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index , Newtown, its communities, and Roosevelt High School"Gifted whites" and "at-risk blacks" : the educational organization of racial differences -- Race politics in the school yard : alliances, dominance, subordination -- Performing manhood through the race matrix. , Newtown, its communities, and Roosevelt High School -- "Gifted whites" and "at-risk blacks" : the educational organization of racial differences -- Race politics in the school yard : alliances, dominance, subordination -- Performing manhood through the race matrix

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Pädagogik , Ethnologie

RVK:

DU 6002

RVK:

LC 57610

Schlagwort(e): Kalifornien ; Schule ; Großstadt ; Rassendiskriminierung

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

URL: Autorenbiografie

URL: Verlagsangaben

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Red power on the Rio Grande : the natice American Revolution of 1680 (1973)

Folsom, Franklin 1907-1995 ; Ortiz, Alfonso 1939-1997 ; Roybal, J. D.

Chicago : Follett Publ. Co.

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gbv_162184434X

Umfang: 144 S. , Ill., Kt.

ISBN: 0695403745 , 0695803743

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Pädagogik

RVK:

DX 4730

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