Reducing Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth: Creating Transformational Agency Through Critical Praxis (Counterpoints #186) (Paperback)

Reducing Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth: Creating Transformational Agency Through Critical Praxis (Counterpoints #186) By Shirley R. Steinberg (Editor), Joe L. Kincheloe (Editor), Greg S. Goodman Cover Image
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This is book number 186 in the Counterpoints series.

Description


As hate crimes and violence continue to hurt the innocent, our society has looked little beyond retribution and punishment for the perpetrators. This book breaks new ground by looking at the ways in which educators and school boards can work to develop transformational agency for those students most at risk. By developing alternative schools that foster strong relationships through supportive communities, disaffected youth can find hope and trust within themselves as they continue their educational and social development. Undergirded with critical and border pedagogy, alternative schools effectively build transformative agency within their students by genuinely caring about their success.

About the Author


The Author: Greg S. Goodman works as a school psychologist in Clovis, California, and he teaches in the Graduate School of Counseling and Special Education at California State University, Fresno. He received his doctorate from the University of California's Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. His most recent works include Alternatives in Education (Peter Lang, 1999) and A Walker's Companion, a trail guide to the Central Sierra.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780820452807
ISBN-10: 0820452807
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Publication Date: February 9th, 2007
Pages: 158
Language: English
Series: Counterpoints