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OECD Publishing, 2021
Over the last few years, social and emotional skills have been rising on the education policy agenda and in the public debate. Policy makers and education practitioners are seeking ways to complement the focus on academic learning, with attention to social and emotional skill development. Social and emotional skills are a subset of an individual's…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development
Lamb, Michael E., Ed.; Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This new text contains parts of Bornstein and Lamb's "Developmental Science, 6th edition", along with new introductory material, providing a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of social and personality development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully introduces the history and systems, methodologies, and measurement and…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Discussion, Parent Role, Personality
Belbas, Nancy, Ed. – 1972
This document is one of a series by the Youth Development Center at the University of Minnesota dedicated to the interdisciplinary discussion of youth problems. The topic under discussion includes two questions: (1) What do young people need to cope with the problems of a complex society and themselves? (2) Where and in what ways can opportunities…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Family Environment, Individual Development
Burns, E. Timothy – 1992
Concentrating on the development of the brain, this book discusses the impact of children's social environment on their potential for psychological and personal growth. The introduction identifies many child and adolescent behavior patterns that have changed within the last 20 years and are symptomatic of larger societal problems, which include:…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Brain
Mennell, Stephen, Ed.; Mennell, Barbara, Ed. – 1978
Eleven articles by policy researchers, cultural experts, and officials from various European governments explore prospects for cultural policy in Europe. Specifically, the document examines international cooperation in cultural activities, problems caused by increased participation in cultural activities, the role of cultural leaders, recreational…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperation, Cultural Centers, Cultural Enrichment
Brown, Lyn Mikel – 1998
Challenging conventional characterization of teenage girlhood as a wasteland of depression, low self-esteem, and passive victimhood, this book presents accounts of young girls showing how their voices are shaped and constrained by socioeconomic class. Based on a year-long study involving conversations with white adolescent girls from the working…
Descriptors: Anger, Early Adolescents, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Response