Re-engaging Disconnected Youth: Transformative Learning through Restorative and Social Justice Education: 51 (Adolescent Cultures, School & Society) - Softcover

Bintliff, Amy Vatne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433110040 ISBN 13: 9781433110047

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2011

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Amy Vatne Bintliff is a teacher and researcher who has taught language arts and reading in traditional and alternative programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She is a trained restorative justice Circle Keeper and has developed a wide array of programming for students who struggle with school. A passionate advocate of human rights and multicultural education, she believes strongly in listening to the voices of adolescents.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433110040
• ISBN 13: 9781433110047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176