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Roshandel, Shadi; Hudley, Cynthia – Learning Environments Research, 2018
During late childhood and early adolescence, there is a dramatic increase in cognitive skills which influences how young people begin to think about their futures. The construct of possible selves has been used to help understanding of adolescents' views of their future plans and goals by exploring their social perceptions to gain insight about…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Self Concept, Adolescent Development, Social Attitudes
Roshandel, Shadi – ProQuest LLC, 2012
During late childhood and early adolescence, there is a dramatic increase in cognitive skills (Keating, 1980) which influences how young people begin to think about their futures. The construct of possible selves has been used to help understand adolescents' views of their future plans and goals by exploring their social perceptions to gain…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Self Concept, White Students, Hispanic American Students
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Chang, Mitchell J.; Denson, Nida; Saenz, Victor; Misa, Kimberly – Journal of Higher Education, 2006
This study examined whether students who either had higher levels of cross-racial interaction during college or had same institution peers with higher average levels tend to report significantly larger developmental gains than their counterparts report. Unlike previous quantitative studies that tested cross-racial interaction using single-level…
Descriptors: Interaction, Cognitive Development, Adolescent Development, Racial Relations
Pressley, Michael; McCormick, Christine B. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Filling a tremendous need, this is the first graduate-level child development text written specifically for future educators. The volume provides a solid understanding of major theories of development, focusing on how each has informed research and practice in educational contexts. Topics include the impact of biology and early experiences on the…
Descriptors: Gender Role, Motivation, Social Theories, Language Acquisition
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 2006
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) collaborated on a child and adolescent development project involving roundtables of knowledgeable researchers and teacher educators. This summary report discusses major issues faced by teachers and schools,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Adolescent Development, Accreditation (Institutions), Child Development