Reducing Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth

The Author: Greg S. Goodman works as a school psychologist in Clovis, California, and he teaches in the Graduate School of Counseling and Special Education at California State University, Fresno. He received his doctorate from the University of California's Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. His most recent works include Alternatives in Education (Peter Lang, 1999) and A Walker's Companion, a trail guide to the Central Sierra.

«This new work by Greg S. Goodman is a testament to the courage, resilience, and creativity of youth who have been sacrificed at the altar of capitalist education. Goodman movingly reaffirms the central imperative of critical pedagogy - that it must be a pedagogy of love tempered in the crucible of critical consciousness.» (Peter McLaren, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles)
«Greg S. Goodman has written a passionate, personal, and well-researched book examining the experiences of disaffected youth. Hate and violence are portrayed with shocking honesty as these young people reveal their struggle to find meaning through connections with critical educators.» (W. Dwight Webb, Department of Counselor Education, University of New Hampshire)
«Every teacher should read this book. For those in teacher preparation programs, it is an invitation to channel their idealism into an investment in those (students) from the borders. For experienced teachers, there is insight that complements their experiences.» (Doug Minnis, University of California, Davis)
«Greg S. Goodman's book is a must read for every educator and parent who ponders why there is violence in our schools and why our schools have failed so many of our disenfranchised youth. Goodman gives 'life' to the student voices and allows the reader to enter into the world of several adolescents as they tell their personal journey of peril through life and the 'school system'. Reducing Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth provides insight to the reasons for violence and proposes more effective methodologies and pedagogies that may help students find success in navigating the middle and high school waters.» (Lynda A. Snauffer, Administrator, Clovis Unified School District, Clovis, California)