Youth: Transition to Adulthood; Report of the Panel on Youth of the President's Science Advisory Committee

This report focuses on the period of transition from child to adult, and on the institutions in which that transaction takes place for youth in the United States. The first of four sections lays out a set of objectives that environments for youth should meet. Part Two examines a number of institutions and processes that affect youth, including historical background, rights of youth, demographic, economic biological and psychological development, and aspects for youth culture. Part Three presents seven issues that environments for youth resolve in some way: segregation from adults vs. integration with structure, alternation of school and work, work organizations, youth communities and organizations, protection vs. opportunity for youth, use of vouchers, opportunities for public service, and research on ongoing processes among youth.