Article based on testimony before the House Special Subcommittee on Education and reprinted from the "Washington Post (3/23/69) under the title of "The Perils of Overexposing Youth to College.

This report contains the proceedings of a 1978 meeting held in Kathmandu, Nepal to examine major problems and aspirations of Asian youth. Thirty three people from 18 countries participated. There are three parts to the report. Part I summarizes the six main themes of the meeting. They are: concept of youth as viewed by Asian cultures; concepts and…

The first of a 10-part series, this report was compiled by the Educational Development Center at Wilkes College. The series deals with various aspects of the treatment of delinquents and is intended as a summary of research findings in each of the areas treated. Each report was prepared by a scholar-practitioner and is presented in a way that will…

AMERICAN YOUTH HAVE ALWAYS HARBORED DISCONTENT WITH THE STATUS QUO. HOWEVER, IN THIS GENERATION TOO OFTEN HEALTHY DISCONTENT GIVES WAY TO DISENCHANTMENT AND SICK DESPAIR, AND THERE IS AMPLE REASON FOR YOUTH TO BE DISCONTENTED WITH OUR SOCIETY, WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO MOBILIZE OUR VAST CAPACITIES TO MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS. SOME OF THESE CAPACITIES…

REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON HOW 16 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ARE COMBATING DELINQUENCY WITH THE AID OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACT (1961) FUNDS. EACH COMMUNITY WAS SEEKING ANSWERS TO DELINQUENCY THROUGH LOCALLY DESIGNED PROGRAMS BASED UPON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION INVOLVING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SINCE OCCASIONAL PREVIOUS APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM HAD…

Presented as part of a symposium on evaluation on juvenile diversion programs, this brief paper describes several specific research procedures which have been utilized to help decide which type of diversion approach is best for specific types of clients. Procedures discussed are the regression discontinuity design, the tie-breaker design, and the…

The discussions center on two bills before Congress which would: (1) provide a comprehensive coordinated approach to the problems of juvenile delinquency; (2) strengthen interstate reporting and interstate services for parents of runaway children; (3) conduct research on the size of the runaway youth population; and (4) establish, maintain, and…

The Santa Clara County Pre-Delinquent Diversion Program is an attempt to develop and coordinate community based alternatives to the juvenile justice system. The concept of diversion is implemented at the police level by 12 law enforcement jurisdictions, each of which has shaped a distinctive approach to the problem in consonance with the nature of…

To provide a general overview of the Youth Conservation Camp environment and the differences and similarities among camps due to selective assignment and the "weeding-out" process, a review was made of four main camps operated by the California Youth Authority and the California Division of Forestry. An analysis of the major personal and…

This paper describes a research program for adolescent boys. Means must be found to make school attractive to students who are close to terminating their education. In this regard, it is important to determine how the potential dropout and underachiever differ from their achieving classmates of equal ability and opportunity. Among these…

The bibliography is divided into four parts. Section I provides an overview of the subject of employment and employability. A second section deals with the social, psychological, and educational aspects of employment. Section III surveys social, psychological, and educational rehabilitation and vocational training programs. The last section…

This book, written for practicing psychiatrists and social workers, presents approaches to understanding the results of longitudinal studies of black and white adolescents. The author discusses various methods of investigation that he utilized; however, the body of the books concerns the question of identity formation in lower-class adolescents…

This paper attempts to demonstrate that the natural process of need orientation stifles the positive communication between client and counselor. Both young people and adults have the need to sharpen their perspectives, to be more perceptive, to be more aware of self and others, and to communicate ideas and feelings more effectively. There is a…

The author identifies three distinct variations of youthful nihilism. Transitory nihilism refers to a temporary adolescent condition brought about by intellectual and moral growth. Reflective nihilism refers to the attempt to make nihilism a legitimate philosophy. Psychogenic nihilism refers to a condition of psychic instability brought about by…