Books

Annie S. Barnes, Retention of African-American Males in High School: A Study of African-American Male High School Dropouts, African-American Male Seniors, and White Male Seniors. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1992. Presents the results of a study on why African-American males drop out of high school, compares the dropouts with those who stay in, and makes recommendations to schools and families to help these young men stay in school.

Joy G. Dryfoos, Full-Service Schools: A Revolution in Health and Social Services for Children, Youth, and Families. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994. Discusses the idea of schools being the center for social services—health, mental health, family service, recreation, and culture—as well as education.

Edwin Farrell, Hanging In and Dropping Out: Voices of At- Risk High School Students. New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 1990. Discusses the quest of all adolescents to discover who they...