Boarding Schools at the Crossroads of Change: The Influence of Residential Education Institutions on National and Societal Development

Provides a historical perspective on residential education for troubled youth in an effort to provide inspiration to those seeking to turn stopgap programs obsessed with corrections and social control into vital resources that can transform the lives of under-privileged youth. Demonstrates how, over several centuries, residential education programs embedded in societal contexts, yet with a vision and a sense of mission, have helped to prepare successful citizens and have influenced the development of societies. Concentrates on the kollegium in 17th-century Eastern Hungary and Transylvania, the public school in 19th century England, and the Israeli youth village. Co-published simultaneously as , vol. 19, no. 1, 1998. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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