After-School Theatre Programs for At-Risk Teenagers

by Philip Zwerling

Where intervention programs such as D.A.R.E. and "Scared Straight" have failed to adequately address the problems of at-risk teenagers, inexpensive and easily-implemented after school theatre programs may offer promising new possibilities. This book suggests that low-cost, non-coercive theatre programs can demonstrably lower the incidence of youth violence, drug use, teen pregnancy, truancy, and gang membership. The author considers the problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786431873
• ISBN13: 9780786431878
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher