Re-engaging Disconnected Youth
Transformative Learning through Restorative and Social Justice Education
©2011
Textbook
XII,
164 Pages
Series:
Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society, Volume 51
Summary
As many young adults continue to disengage with learning each day, teachers and administrators struggle to find programming that re-engages secondary students with their schooling and communities. This book profiles one program that succeeds in doing so, and should 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, this book is an in-depth, qualitative study of the ways the program transformed adult and youth perceptions of trust, connections, schooling, and human rights. This book breaks down stereotypes about youth labeled «at-risk» and provides evidence that it is never too late to become passionate about learning.
Details
- Pages
- XII, 164
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9781433110054
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9781433110047
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Restorative Justice Talking Circles Social Justice Transformative Learning Theory At-risk Youth Human Rights Education Alternative Schools Multicultural Education Hands-on Learning
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2011. XII, 164 pp.