First published in 1987, this book examines the nature of the problems involved with the treatment of youth. It explores the psychology of adolescence and its bearing on schooling; the effects of peer groups and youth culture; the implications for curriculum and method; the need to get relevance and excitement into schools; the importance of you
General Editor's Preface Philip Taylor; Introduction: Education and Youth David Marsland; Adolescence and Schooling John Coleman; Peers, Subcultures, and Schools David M. Smith; The Challenge of Learning to Care Alec Dickson; Capitalizing on Youth: Group Work in Education David Marsland and Michael Day; Young People and Values: The Case of the Youth Service Errol Mathura; Uncharted Youth: Adolescence and the Secondary School Curriculum Dennis O'Keeffe; Tripartism Revisited: Young People, Education and Work in the 1980s Howard Williamson; Comprehensive Schooling and Procrustes Beverley Shaw; Order in an Age of Rebellion Roy Kerridge; The Elusiveness of Youth Policy John Ewen; Notes on Contributors; Index
