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Educational Resilience in inner-city America - Challenges and Prospects (Hardcover)
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Educational Resilience in inner-city America - Challenges and Prospects (Hardcover)
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The story of life in inner-city America and the education of its
people is often recounted as a tragedy; the ending is often
predictable and usually dire, highlighting deficiency, failure, and
negative trends. As with most social problems, children and youth
in the inner cities are hit hardest. But this dismal view is only
half of the full picture. The cities of our nation are a startling
juxtaposition between the despairing and the hopeful, between
disorganization and restorative potential. Alongside the poverty
and unemployment, the street-fights and drug deals, are a wealth of
cultural, economic, educational, and social resources. Often
ignored are the resilience and the ability for adaptation which
help many who are seemingly confined by circumstance to struggle
and succeed "in the face of the odds."
This book helps to broaden the utilization of ways to magnify the
circumstances known to enhance development and education, so that
the burden of adversity is reduced and opportunities are advanced
for "all" children and youth -- especially the children and youth
of the inner cities who are in at-risk circumstances. The focus is
on:
* raising consciousness about the opportunities available to
foster resilience among children, families, and communities, and
* synthesizing the knowledge base that is central to implementing
improvements which serve to better the circumstances and
educational opportunities of children and families.
This volume is intended for a wide audience of readers, but
particularly those who are in a position to shape public policy and
deliver educational and human services.
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