The Disconnected

Autor/in	Degyansky, Kathy
Titel	The Disconnected
Quelle	In: Library Journal, 133 (2008) 12, S.30-33 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0277
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Libraries; Library Services; Librarians; Young Adults; Dropouts; Academic Failure; Low Achievement; Library Role; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Library; Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; USA
Abstract	Roughly 3.8 million people in the United States between the ages of 18 and 24 are neither in school nor employed, according to the National League of Cities. That translates to one in six adults in this age group. Many organizations, forums, national advocacy groups, and the like use the term disconnected youth when approaching this subject. Some would argue that the topic should be reserved for youth services librarians. In the larger scope, people who are not working and not attending school and don't have a supporting and caring family have a huge impact on local communities and government entities. Prolonged unemployment leads to increased poverty, homelessness, and crime. The disconnected are not very likely to be involved in their communities and are, therefore, a drain. The opportunities for any educational attainment are very slim and diminish even further when they are parents, since a negative pattern and cycle develop. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the disconnecteds tend to report being in worse health and make up disproportionately higher percentages of the nation's prison and death row inmates. Ultimately, these factors create insuperable economic and social challenges for this group that librarians cannot ignore. In this article, the author discusses why libraries need to help them and how libraries can help them. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10