Children on the Streets of the Americas

Globalization, Homelessness and Education in the United States, Brazil, and Cuba
Herausgeber: Mickelson, Roslyn Arlin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The number of street children in developed and developing nations is rising, often in the midst of prosperity. These original contributions study and compare the living conditions and educational experiences of homeless children in Cuba, Brazil and the United States. Because social policy and economic factors are central to these children's plights, Mickelson and her contributors employ a political economy perspective to examine the lives of the children and the educational and social programs -- successful and unsuccessful -- that are designed to serve them. Children on the Streets of the Americas examines formal and informal programs, compares and contrasts children's situations in each country, and offers policy recommendations. Throughout the book case studies are combined with recent statistical and demographic facts about each country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780415923224
• ISBN-10: 0415923220
• Artikelnr.: 22320100

Autorenporträt

Roslyn Arlin Mickelson is Professor of Women's Studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She is a Visiting Scholar in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University in fall 1999.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction Part II: Children on the Streets of Brazil, Cuba, and
the United States: A Status Report Part III: Education and Social Policy
for Children: The Role of the State Part IV: Case Studies of Programs for
Homeless and Street Children in the United States, Brazil, and Cuba Part V:
Marginalized Children and Youth: The Social and Educational Needs of the
Most Disadvantaged Children Part VI: Conclusion