| Contents |
Chapter one: An elephant and an Enigma -- The elephant -- The enigma -- The task and the context -- Chapter two: Youth poverty in America -- Poverty and its assessment -- The scope of youth poverty -- Which youths are impoverished? -- Findings and implications -- Chapter three: Youth poverty in the industrialized world -- Youth poverty and its effects in advanced nations -- Why are youth poverty rates lower elsewhere? -- Findings and implications -- Chapter four: Poverty in homes and educational failure -- Exploratory surveys, confusions, and a strong association -- Causal issues, other types of research, and additional findings -- Findings and implications -- Chapter five: Poverty in neighborhoods and educational failure -- Neighborhood poverty and its effects -- Findings and implications -- Chapter six: Poverty in schools and educational failure -- Student poverty concentration -- Inadequate school funding -- Discriminatory procedures -- Findings and implications -- Chapter seven: The American context, strategies, and tactics -- The American context -- General strategies for action -- Tactics for reducing youth poverty -- Tactics for reducing poverty effects in education -- Concluding thoughts. |
