CLASP Middle School/High School Boys of Color Policy Scan and Information Gathering

Autor/inn/en	Toldson, Ivory A.; Crowell, Candice
Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Titel	CLASP Middle School/High School Boys of Color Policy Scan and Information Gathering
Quelle	(2012), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Males; Middle School Students; High School Students; Out of School Youth; Young Adults; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Asian Americans; Pacific Americans; Health; Surveys; Interviews; Access to Information; Organizations (Groups); Barriers; Change; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; American Indian; Indianer; Inuit; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Gesundheit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Wandel; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	The purpose of this project is to provide an analysis of policy issues affecting middle school and high school-aged boys and young men of color in the areas of education, health, and pathways to employment. This policy scan and subsequent recommendations will provide valuable background knowledge to inform the future direction of policy efforts for the target population. In addition, findings from this analysis will be used to inform the framing of future policy discussions and implementation at the national, state, and local level. CLASP designed four surveys to gather data about policies and programming affecting men and boys of color. Participants were instructed to select a survey to complete based on their area of expertise. If participants had expertise in multiple areas, they were encouraged to complete multiple surveys. The target audience included anyone involved with providing services, programming, research, or policy on education, employment, and health for males of color. The four surveys included: (1) Middle School Aged Boys; (2) High School Aged Young Men; (3) Health; and (4) Out-of-School Young Men. Each survey consisted of demographic questions that detailed participants' sex, city and state of residence, industry, and position type. Ten issues were listed for participants to rank according to their level of importance. Volunteers were then asked to answer open-ended/qualitative questions about the top three issues they chose. The open-ended questions included assessing whether they knew of local or national agencies working to address the issues and whether policy supported initiatives around those issues. Survey results are presented. Transcript of Telephone interviews is appended. (Contains 20 figures and 17 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10