Social reconstructionism for urban students.

Social reconstructionism is an ideal approach for transforming students in urban schools into advocates of social change. A curriculum that integrates social reconstructionism promotes social awareness among students and helps them become resilient and agents of change in their communities.

Urban schools are places where one often finds low test scores, a high number of discipline referrals, a high dropout rate, little safety, and high levels of stress among teachers and students. Myers and Goldstein (1997) refer to them as "sliding schools" - schools in a cycle of failure. Re