NCJ Number
140951
Journal
Journal of Correctional Education Volume: 43 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1992) Pages: 166-170
Date Published
1992
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Practical suggestions for incorporating Positive Peer Culture directly into the educational agenda of residential treatment centers, as well as public school settings, are offered.
Abstract
The Positive Peer Culture is based on the assumptions that youth can help each other become productive and responsible persons and that youth can influence each other more effectively than can adults. Understanding of 12 problem areas is promoted when establishing a Positive Peer Culture: exhibiting low self-esteem, being inconsiderate of others and self, having authority problems, misleading others, being easily misled, aggravating others, being easily angered, stealing, using alcohol or drugs, lying, and fronting. In its various stages, Positive Peer Culture exposes youth to the new system, sets the stage for the battle between negative and positive influences, and promotes individual growth and transformation. School-based programs focus on three specific areas of concern, namely in-school relations, parental relations, and community relations. The authors suggest ways to incorporate Positive Peer Culture into the school curricula for English and language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. 8 references