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Download full textSherraden, Michael – 1992
This essay examines the youth policies and programs of the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and Norway in an effort to provide examples that may be of assistance in the development of such policies in the United States. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the topic, noting that the focus is on younger adolescents between the ages of 10…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedSherraden, Michael W. – Educational Forum, 1986
Discusses aspects of the school dropout problem: figures and trends, related youth problems (unemployment, crime and vandalism, drug and alcohol abuse, political alienation, teen pregnancy and childbirth, homicide and suicide), and suggestions for solving the problem. (CT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
