We designed a course to help students learn about problems affecting urban adolescents and to work with the local community to develop and implement suitable solutions. To supplement course readings, students observed an assigned city neighborhood. They kept a journal, visited local institutions serving youth, and interviewed residents. Each student received statistical data on this neighborhood, the city as a whole, and the greater metropolitan area. Students discussed social problems, considered alternative social policies, and learned how social change is implemented on the community level.
