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Early adolescence, a critically important developmental phase in the lives of young people, has been neglected in terms of its potential to prevent educational and health problems. Preparing Adolescents for the Twenty-First Century: Challenges Facing Europe and the United States attempts to address this neglect by focusing on cross-national perspectives and linking fundamental research on adolescent development to the challenges of preparing young people for adult life. This volume's contributors describe the theory, design, and implementation of innovative comprehensive education and health...

This book draws on a half century of efforts to forge a consensus that early education is a public responsibility in the US. While that consensus has not yet been achieved, recent progress provides a platform for identifying new strategies, based on lessons learned. Transforming the American primary school, starting with threes and fours and ending at age ten is the focus of this volume.

This edited collection presents research findings and policy considerations that lay the foundation for changes in child and youth services associated with the shifting ethnic, cultural, and linguistic profile of the US population.