Public schools in the United States are serving a more heterogeneous student population
now than ever before. Drawing on normative, empirical, and critical literatures, this review …

Practical guide and theoretical manifesto, New Frontiers for Youth Development is a vital
roadmap to the problems and prospects of youth development programs today and in the …

This article considers ways that schools and community-based youth organizations (CBOs)
could build upon each other's strengths, respond explicitly to the realities of today's youth …

Developing school leaders who are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions
needed to effectively lead low-performing schools has become a critical goal for local school …

Community colleges are forging a wide range of partnerships and collaborations with other
community interests and resources to create a variety of vocational education opportunities …

Drawing on three years of field research and extensive theoretical and empirical literature,
Democratic Dilemmas chronicles the day-to-day efforts of educators and laypersons working …

There is a clear need to bridge the gaps between research, practice, and policy for youth
(Takanishi, 1993). In this report we propose that university-community partnerships afford …

Many barriers to realizing a vision of inclusive and deliberative democracy exist. But even in
stratified societies, one can find relatively safe discursive arenas within schools where …

Sage Academic Books - Community Youth Development: Programs, Policies, and Practices -
A Serious Look at Leisure: The Role of Leisure Time and Recreation Activities in Positive …

This paper examines how community colleges are responding to external pressures to more
closely collaborate with secondary schools in school reform efforts and school-to-work …