Adolescent Education: A Reader
- ISBN-10
- 1433105047
- ISBN-13
- 9781433105043
- Category
- African American youth
- Pages
- 524
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peter Lang
- Authors
- Linda Irwin-DeVitis, Joseph L. DeVitis
Description
This book elucidates the complexities, contradictions, and confusion surrounding adolescence in American culture and education.
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