Youth At-Risk: Preventing Student Dropouts and Facilitating Reintegration A State of Israel Experience Full Paper Melfi M. Caranto Overview of Israel’s Educational System The wellbeing of the youth is being taken as a serious national issue in Israel and they have done concrete actions about it. First of all‚ Israel has a very good educational structure and system. Education is free and compulsory from 1st to 12th grade. There is no private school in Israel because almost all of the school
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ALTERNATIVES TO EDUCATION FOR AT-RISK-YOUTH AND JUVENILE DELIQUENCY By Robert Yokeley Submitted to Dr. Jerry Wells Human Resource Management Section B-02 Spring Semester‚ 2014 March 2‚ 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction …………………………………….....................................................................3 Annotated Review ………………………………………………………………………...3-10 Evaluation of the California Linked Learning .........................................................................3 The
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At Risk Youth Basketball Diaries Liberty University May 8‚ 2014 Abstract At-risk youth is an epidemic in society and an issue that not only is troublesome for the at-risk teens themselves but affects their family systems‚ their peer clusters and the broader community that they live in. It is not necessary to look far to find at-risk youth in your own community‚ but the media is also filled with examples of at-risk youth. We can look to the media as a case-study of sorts
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At-risk Youth At-risk youth face more serious and critical risks than any other previous generation. According to the NRPA definition: “at-risk youth are youth who are‚ or have the potential to be‚ influenced negatively by family‚ environment or peers and social factors that deter positive mental and social growth.” Also could be those who are in lack of financial resources or do not have the ability to affect a positive change within their environment‚ family or economic status. As well
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THE EFFECTS OF MENTORING AT-RISK YOUTH Abstract: Mentoring has arguments both for and against its effectiveness in relation to at-risk youth. These programs have been known to help in areas of self-esteem‚ attitudes toward drugs and alcohol‚ grades‚ attendance and disciplinary problems in school. Although‚ the scope of at-risk youth can be quite narrow‚ if administered correctly it can be inclusive of all
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By: Katie Illidge E-mail: blinkchick1513@excite.com Results of a recent study suggest that rebellious‚ risk-taking kids as young as 11 are more likely to smoke by the time they reach high school. According to the report‚ children who demonstrate these personality traits in the 5th grade are most likely to smoke in the 12th grade. Targeting smoking in high school students is important since studies have shown that adolescents who smoke daily in the 12th grade are likely to become established
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Youth Internet Use: Risks and Opportunities Abstract and Introduction Abstract Purpose of Review: The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and this paper will review studies that examine the risks and opportunities that it affords. We will examine research that investigates the more negative aspects of youth online behavior such as addiction as well as online risks such as harassment/cyber bullying and sexual solicitation. In addition‚ positive aspects of Internet
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At Risk Youth & Juvenile Deliquency in the Inner City Who’s at risk‚ who’s to blame and what’s being done to help them? Its 9 o ’clock on a Saturday night and 15-year-old Andrew is lying on his bed staring at the blank stone wall next to him. Andrew looks around and sees that the four boys with whom he shares the tiny room are asleep. He thinks of all the things he could be doing instead of lying there. He could be hanging out with his friends‚ listening to his music‚ having a good time. But
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(CRIM 105 South Bend) Connie Wawrzyniak 02/02/2011 The Theories Of Risk And Protective Factors Among Youth Offenders In today’s world there are many risk factors that play into a youths life. A risk factor approach assumes that there are multiple‚ and overlapping‚ risk factors in an individuals background that lead to adverse outcomes. Examples of risk factors which may lead to a youth being a offender are non-attendance at school‚ school failure‚ substance abuse‚ being abused‚ unemployment
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Clinical Report: The Impact of Social Media on Children‚ Adolescents‚ and Families Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe‚ Kathleen Clarke Pediatrics Volume 127‚ Number 4‚ April 2011 pp. 800-804 RISKS OF YOUTH USING SOCIAL MEDIA Engaging in various forms of social media is a routine activity that research has shown to benefit children and adolescents by enhancing communication‚ social connection‚ and even technical skills. Social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace offer multiple daily opportunities for
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