Forgotten Half Revisited, (The): American Youth and Young Families, 1988-2008

A ten-year update of the 1988 reports of the William T. Grant Foundation Commission on Work, Family and Citizenship. Includes essays and the latest data on a range of topics -- employment, youth and community development, school reform, higher education, service -- by a number of the nation's leading scholars and youth policy advocates. Chapters include: Today's Forgotten Half: Still Losing Ground; Public Opinion and the Youth of America; The Changing American Family; Communities: Powerful Resources for America's Youth; Youth and School Reform: From the Forgotten Half to the Forgotten Third; Postsecondary Education: Student Success not just Access; Preparing Youth for Employment; Ten Years of Youth in Service to America; Reflections on a Decade of Promoting Youth Development; and On the Horizon: America's Youth Face the New Century. (authors)