Promoting Positive Outcomes

by Reynolds, Arthur J.; Walberg, Herbert J.; Weissberg, Roger P.

• ISBN13: 9780878687596
• ISBN10: 0878687599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Child Welfare League of Amer

Summary

As an increasing number of children live in poverty or engage in high-risk behaviors, social interventions and policies must become more effective and more widely available if they are to achieve the greatest good for the most individuals. Promoting Positive Outcomes advances the concept of competence promotion to address these modern challenges. The authors focus on practical solutions, including early childhood education, parenting programs, life skills training, school-family partnerships, school reforms, and job training.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Herbert J. Walberg
Roger P. Weissberg
University Advisory Committee for the University of Illinois at Chicago Series on Children and Youth	xi
National Advisory Committee for The University of Illinois at Chicago Series on Children and Youth	xiii
Part I. Introduction and Overview	1	(22)
Introduction and overview	3	(20)
Arthur J. Reynolds
Herbert J. Walberg
Roger P. Weissberg
Part II. Child and Youth Development	23	(304)
Developmental Theory as a Basis for Policy	25	(20)
Olivia N. Saracho
Early Childhood Development	45	(28)
Douglas R. Powell
Building Relationships for Learning	73	(22)
Dorothy Rich
School-Family Partnerships	95	(34)
Evanthia N. Patrikakou
Roger P. Weissberg
Michelle I. Rubenstein
Using Motivational Theory to Guide School Reform	129	(32)
Carol Midgley
Martin L. Maehr
Promoting Safe Educational and Community Environment	161	(36)
David W. Johnson
Roger T. Johnson
Preventing Drug Abuse	197	(32)
Gilbert J. Botvin
Kenneth W. Griffin
Promoting Excellence in American Adolescents	229	(24)
Toni Falbo
Robert W. Glover
Promoting Literacy and the Concept of Possibility	253	(44)
Vivian L. Gadsden with Wanda Brooks
Jacqueline K. Jackson
Preparing Youth for the Work Force	297	(30)
Stephn F. Hamilton
Part III. Integration of Research, Programs, and Policies	327	(40)
Psychological and Educational Resilience	329	(38)
Margaret C. Wang
Geneva D. Haertel
Herbert J. Walberg
About the Editors	367	(4)
About the Contributors	371	(10)
Author Index	381	(8)
Subject Index	389