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The unacknowledged disaster : youth poverty and educational failure in America / Bruce J. Biddle.
| Author/creator | Biddle, Bruce J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Rotterdam, The Netherlands : Sense Publishers, 2014. |
| Copyright Date | ©2014 |
| Description | xiii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Chapter one: An elephant and an Enigma -- The elephant -- The enigma -- The task and the context -- Chapter two: Youth poverty in America -- Poverty and its assessment -- The scope of youth poverty -- Which youths are impoverished? -- Findings and implications -- Chapter three: Youth poverty in the industrialized world -- Youth poverty and its effects in advanced nations -- Why are youth poverty rates lower elsewhere? -- Findings and implications -- Chapter four: Poverty in homes and educational failure -- Exploratory surveys, confusions, and a strong association -- Causal issues, other types of research, and additional findings -- Findings and implications -- Chapter five: Poverty in neighborhoods and educational failure -- Neighborhood poverty and its effects -- Findings and implications -- Chapter six: Poverty in schools and educational failure -- Student poverty concentration -- Inadequate school funding -- Discriminatory procedures -- Findings and implications -- Chapter seven: The American context, strategies, and tactics -- The American context -- General strategies for action -- Tactics for reducing youth poverty -- Tactics for reducing poverty effects in education -- Concluding thoughts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-302) and index. |
| ISBN | 9462095205 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9789462095205 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9789462095199 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9462095191 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC4091 .B53 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |