ERIC Number: ED472482
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002-Nov
Pages: 98
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ISBN: ISBN-0-7899-1715-6
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African-American Adolescents in the Urban Community: Social Services Policy and Practice Interventions.
Rozie-Battle, Judith L., Ed.
This collection of papers focuses on the realities confronting African American youth living in urban areas and offers successful strategies and practical implications for mentors, community organizers, and educators. The papers are: "African American Youth in the New Millennium: An Overview" (Judith L. Rozie-Battle); "Youth Development: A Positive Strategy for African American Youth" (Judith L. Rozie-Battle); "The Plight of the African American Student: A Result of a Changing School Environment" (Sabra R. Smith); "Health Concerns for African American Youth" (Stanley F. Battle); "Child Support and African American Teen Fathers" (Judith L. Rozie-Battle); "African American Girls and the Challenges Ahead" (Judith L. Rozie-Battle); "African American Teens and the Neo-Juvenile Justice System" (Judith L. Rozie-Battle); and "African American Males at a Crossroad" (Stanley F. Battle). (Papers contain references.) (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Child Support, Culturally Relevant Education, Early Parenthood, Educational Environment, Fathers, Females, Gender Issues, Health Insurance, Juvenile Justice, Males, Mentors, Poverty, Public Policy, Racial Bias, Resilience (Personality), Secondary Education, Self Esteem, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Services, Student Empowerment, Substance Abuse, Urban Areas, Violence
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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