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Direct linkAkiva, Thomas, Ed.; Robinson, Kimberly H., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2022
"It Takes an Ecosystem" explores the idea and potential of the Allied Youth Fields--an aspirational term that suggests increased connection across the multiple systems in which adults engage with young people. Recent research and initiatives make a strong case for what developmentalists have argued for decades: A young person's learning…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Adults, Youth, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedGaines, Cherie Barnett, Ed.; Hutson, Kristy M., Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Declining academic performance, along with a growing apathy of students toward the value of education, demonstrates that students in the United States public education system do not recognize the value of a positive experience in middle schools. A plethora of research and writing has been done on elementary schools and secondary schools, but…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Success, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods
Download full textFloyd, Nancy, Ed. – 1993
This newsletter, created for teachers, parents, and others interested in current educational themes, addresses the issue of mentoring, what it is, how it works, and why it is needed; and provides some examples of current mentoring programs. It explains that there are two types of mentoring: natural, such as through friends, relatives, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Development, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
Rotenberg, Ken J., Ed.; Hymel, Shelley, Ed. – 1999
Despite the apparent universality of loneliness and its link to psychosocial maladjustment, research on loneliness has emerged rather recently in the history of psychology. This book brings together varied theories and lines of research on loneliness among children and adolescents to provide a source for future research. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Child Development
Killen, Melanie; Smetana, Judith – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
The psychological study of moral development has expanded greatly, both in terms of the diversity of theoretical perspectives that are represented in the field, as well as in the range of topics that have been studied. This "Handbook of Moral Development" represents the diversity and multidisciplinary influences on current theorizing about the…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Socialization, Democracy, Interpersonal Relationship
Comer, James P., Ed.; Joyner, Edward T., Ed.; Ben-Avie, Michael, Ed. – Corwin Press, 2004
Children and adolescents who enjoy healthy growth and development along six primary pathways are the students who learn well and achieve success in school and in life. But children from poorly functioning families and impoverished social networks too often find themselves without adequate preparation and support for the academic challenges that…
Descriptors: Youth Leaders, Team Training, Social Networks, Child Development
