TY  - BOOK
AU  - Amy Vatne Bintliff
PY  - 2011
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Re-engaging Disconnected Youth
T2  - Transformative Learning through Restorative and Social Justice Education
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1143789
N2  - 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, qualitative study of the ways the program transformed adult and youth perceptions of trust, connections, schooling, and human rights. This book breaks down stereotypes about youth labeled «at-risk» and provides evidence that it is never too late to become passionate about learning.
KW  - Restorative Justice, Talking Circles, Social Justice, Transformative Learning Theory, At-risk Youth, Human Rights Education, Alternative Schools, Multicultural Education, Hands-on Learning
LA  - English
ER  -