The adolescent years : social influences and educational challenges

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The adolescent years : social influences and educational challenges

edited by Kathryn Borman and Barbara Schneider

(Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 97th, pt. 1)

National society for the study of Education , Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 1998

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Considers adolescence in broad terms, as " a dynamic of social construction". This volume examines the changes in various social contexts in which teenagers live - family, school, community institutions, peer groups and workplace - and shows how these factors can significantly alter the progress of social and cognitive developmental tasks.

Table of Contents

  • The National Society for the Study of Education Board of Directors of the Society, 1997-98
  • Contributors to the Yearbook Acknowledgments Editor's Preface Ch. I: Stress and Resilience in Adolescence: An Evolutionary Perspective Mibaly Csikszentmibalyi, Jennifer Schmidt. Ch. II: Identity Formation in Adolescence Dena Phillips Swanson, Margaret Beale Spencer, Anne Petersen. Ch. III: Growing up Female Ellen B. Kimmel, Tricia Rudolph. Ch. IV: Adolescent Sons and Daughters of Immigrants: How Schools can Respond Margarita Calderon Ch. V: How Secondary Schools Contribute to Academic Success Fred M. Newmann Ch. VI: Learning Contexts Beyond the Classroom: Extracurricular Activities, Community Organizations, and Peer Groups B. Bradford Brown, Wendy Theobald. Ch. VII: Social Institutions Serving Adolescents Chandra Muller, Michelle Frisco. Ch. VIII: Working: Perceptions and Experiences of American Teenagers Charles Bidwell, Barbara Schneider, Kathryn Borman. Ch. IX: Adolescent Part-Time Work and Educational Achievement Jeylan T. Mortimer, Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson. Ch. X: Making the Transition from High School: Recent Trends and Policies David Lee Stevenson, Julie Kochanek, Barbara Schneider. Name Index Subject Index Information About Membership in the Society Publications of the Society

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  • NCID
    BA3637617X
  • ISBN
    • 0226066363
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chicago, Ill.,Chicago, Ill.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 240 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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