The Means to Grow Up: Reinventing Apprenticeship as a Developmental Support in Adolescence

by Robert Halpern

Book Overview

In The Means to Grow Up, Robert Halpern describes the pedagogical importance of "apprenticeship"-a growing movement based in schools, youth-serving organizations, and arts, civic, and other cultural institutions. This movement aims to re-engage youth through in-depth learning and unique experiences under the guidance of skilled professionals. Employing a "pedagogy of apprenticeship," these experiences combine specific, visceral, and sometimes messy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415960339
• ISBN13: 9780415960335
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"