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

242 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