Residential Education as an Option for At-Risk Youth

by Jerome Beker

Residential Education as an Option for At-Risk Youth explores recent residential programs in Israel, draws comparisons with their European counterparts, and recommends practical approaches for the revitalization of such programs in the United States. This volume refutes the conventional professional "wisdom" in the United States that residential group care programs for children and youth are intrinsically flawed and counterproductive. Instead, it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138985279
• ISBN13: 9781138985278
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"