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ERIC Number: EJ547945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Creating an Antidote to Beavis and Butthead: Urban Young Adolescents Building a Culture of Achievement.
Allison, Jeannette; DeCicco, Emily K.
Childhood Education, v73 n5 p305-08 1997
Discusses the need of young adolescents to belong to their own culture wherein they can attain peer status and achievement. Presents a project in Castle Hill School (Pittsburgh) as an example of helping urban young adolescents to build a culture of achievement. Emphasizes the importance of this culture for young adolescents who cannot separate education from their social world. (AA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cultural Context, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Peer Acceptance, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Popularity, Reputation, Social Adjustment, Social Environment, Student Attitudes, Student Needs
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Young Adolescents.