Making the Connection: A Report for Literacy Volunteers Working with Out-of-School Youth. Revised Edition.

Autor/inn/en	Conklin, Nancy Faires; Hurtig, Janise
Institution	Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR.
Titel	Making the Connection: A Report for Literacy Volunteers Working with Out-of-School Youth. Revised Edition.
Quelle	(1986), (107 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bibliografie; Annotated Bibliographies; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Programs; Dropout Research; Dropouts; Literacy Education; Models; Out of School Youth; Outreach Programs; Program Development; Program Implementation; Volunteers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bibliography; Bibliographies; Bibliografie; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Analogiemodell; Jobcoaching; Programmplanung; Freiwilliger
Abstract	This report for individuals and organizations engaged in literacy outreach activities explores a youth agency-based, social service professional-facilitated strategy for reaching out-of-school youth. Chapter I describes the growing problem of school dropout. Chapter II synthesizes governmental and scholarly studies of youth and schooling, reporting findings on the numbers and identity of early school leavers and their social and economic prospects. Various analyses of dropouts' attitudes toward schooling and reasons for leaving are reviewed. In Chapter III, descriptions of youth life--in alternative educational programs, in the labor force, as heads of households, and on the streets--are offered. Chapter IV reviews literature findings about dropouts' actual skill levels and explores actual functions of literacy in the youth street culture. Chapter V outlines the advocated intervention strategy, which draws on two critical perspectives: the functional approach to literacy training developed by adult educators and based on use of materials of immediate interest and use to the learner and youth service workers' approaches to working with out-of-school youth. Chapter VI is an annotated listing of reports, teaching materials, and other resources for youth literacy program developers. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01