Children and Youth

Both the positive and the negative circumstances that confront children and young people living in cities are examined in this volume, which identifies the best researched-based solutions for improving these circumstances.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEWIntroduction and Overview - Herbert J Walberg, Olga Reyes and Roger P Weissberg
PART TWO: FAMILIES
The Role of Universities in Child Development - Sharon Landesman Ramey and Craig T Ramey
Youth and Families in the Inner City - Geraldine K Brookins, Anne C Petersen and Lisa M Brooks
Influencing Positive Outcomes
Families and the Development of Urban Children - Patrick H Tolan and Deborah Gorman-Smith
Urban Myth - Sam Redding
The Family in Hard Times
PART THREE: SCHOOLS
Fostering Educational Resilience in Inner-City Schools - Margaret C Wang, Geneva D Haertel and Herbert J Walberg
The Problems and Promise of Urban Schools - William Lowe Boyd and Roger C Shouse
Normative School Transitions among Urban Adolescents - Edward Seidman and Sabine E French
Understanding the School Performance of Urban Blacks - John U Ogbu
Some Essential Background Knowledge
Extended Day Programs for Urban Children and Youth - Donald R Hellison and Nicholas J Cutforth
From Theory to Practice
PART FOUR: HEALTH
A Public Health Perspective on Urban Adolescents - Kelli A Komro, Frank Bingchang Hu and Brian R Flay
Health Perspectives on Urban Children and Youth - Robert L Johnson
Families and Health in the Urban Environment - Suzanne Feetham
Implications for Programs, Research, and Policy
PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS
Afterword - Herbert J Wallberg et al
Strengthening the Families, Education, and Health of Urban Children and Youth