TEACHER CORPS/YOUTH ADVOCACY PROJECTS - EDUCATION FOR TROUBLED YOUTHS

• NCJ Number: 46730
• Author(s): R J LAUEN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 27 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE SIX EXISTING TEACHER CORPS YOUTH ADVOCACY PROJECTS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTHS IN TROUBLE IN SCHOOL OR WITH THE LAW.

Abstract

THE PROGRAM INVOLVES 2-YEAR PROGRAMS FOR TEACHER TRAINING AND UTILIZATION. THE NUMBER AND SCOPE OF THESE PROJECTS, ORIGINALLY CALLED CORRECTIONS PROJECTS. ARE OUTLINED AND ILLUSTRATED FOR THE PERIOD 1968-1976. THE SIX OPERATING PROJECTS ARE PRESENTED AND ANALYZED IN A COMPARATIVE FASHION THAT HIGHLIGHTS CRITICAL AREAS OF THE PROGRAMS INCLUDING SHARED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, STAFFING PATTERNS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND CURRICULAR EMPHASIS. CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN ALL FACETS OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO TROUBLED YOUTH. SOME CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF THESE CHANGES ARE EXAMINED, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT/CURRICULUM, LEARNING AND TEACHING TECHNIQUES INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUMS AND COLLABORATIVE DECISIONMAKING, AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES. THE UNIQUE CONCEPT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE YOUTH ADVOCACY PROJECTS IS DISCUSSED AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM AND IN ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO EDUCATION AND TROUBLED YOUTH AND CITES SOME EXAMPLES OF THE ISSUES BEING DEALT WITH IN A NEW AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. THE ISSUES ARE CURRICULUM, TEACHER TRAINING, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL STRUCTURES, INTEGRATION OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND INTERORGANIZATIONAL COOPERATION. UP UNTIL THE TIME OF WRITING, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO INTEGRATE HUMAN SEVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL HAS BEEN THAT OF THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS. TRAINING SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN DELINQUENCY ISSUES HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT IN A MODEL SUMMER COUNSELING PROGRAM COORDINATED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. A DELINQUENCY PROGRAM RUN BY THE MINNESOTA YOUTH ADVOCACY CORPS HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF 'LINKAGE' OR FOLLOWTHROUGH FROM CORRECTIONAL FACILITY BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL STRUCTURES IN FLORIDA, WISCONSIN, AND OREGON ARE BRIEFLY SKETCHED. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--DJM)