Re-engaging Disconnected Youth
Transformative Learning through Restorative and Social Justice Education Revised Edition
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Multicultural Education, Secondary Education, Elementary
| Author: | Amy Vatne Bintliff | ISBN: | 9781454189558 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang | Publication: | February 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amy Vatne Bintliff |
| ISBN: | 9781454189558 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang |
| Publication: | February 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers |
| Language: | English |
As many young adults continue to disengage with learning each day, teachers and administrators struggle to find ways to re-engage secondary students with their schooling and communities. Re-engaging Disconnected Youth profiles a program that succeeds in doing so, one that can serve as a model for others. In a Midwestern alternative school, three teachers built a curriculum around hands-on learning, restorative justice Talking Circles, and multicultural education, in the hopes that it would re-engage and inspire youth. Drawing on Adult Transformative Learning Theory, the book is an in-depth, qualitative study of the ways the program transformed adult and youth perceptions of trust, connections, schooling and human rights. It breaks down stereotypes about youth labeled «at-risk» and provides evidence that it is never too late to become passionate about learning. This new revised edition includes updated research and a chapter exploring the impact of the program on middle school youth.
As many young adults continue to disengage with learning each day, teachers and administrators struggle to find ways to re-engage secondary students with their schooling and communities. Re-engaging Disconnected Youth profiles a program that succeeds in doing so, one that can serve as a model for others. In a Midwestern alternative school, three teachers built a curriculum around hands-on learning, restorative justice Talking Circles, and multicultural education, in the hopes that it would re-engage and inspire youth. Drawing on Adult Transformative Learning Theory, the book is an in-depth, qualitative study of the ways the program transformed adult and youth perceptions of trust, connections, schooling and human rights. It breaks down stereotypes about youth labeled «at-risk» and provides evidence that it is never too late to become passionate about learning. This new revised edition includes updated research and a chapter exploring the impact of the program on middle school youth.
