Re-engaging Disconnected Youth: Transformative Learning through Restorative and Social Justice Education (Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society)
Description
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, qualitati...
ISBN(s)
1433110040, 9781433110047
