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Prichard, Alison; Deutsch, Joe – Physical Educator, 2015
Sports are popular across the nation and youth sport participation is at an all-time high, yet children are quitting youth sports at an alarming rate. If this trend is going to change, several areas of concern must be addressed. The climate created on youth teams can be polarizing, having the potential for significant positive or negative…
Descriptors: Athletics, Team Sports, Physical Education, Student Motivation
Savitz-Romer, Mandy; Bouffard, Suzanne M. – Harvard Education Press, 2012
How can an understanding of adolescent development inform strategies and practices for supporting first-generation college goers? In "Ready, Willing, and Able," Mandy Savitz-Romer and Suzanne Bouffard focus on the developmental tasks and competencies that young people need to develop in order to plan for and succeed in higher education. These…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Tasks, Adolescents, Access to Education
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Haswell, Richard H. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
The connections between college student self-evaluation and student development are examined, and it is proposed that such self-evaluation may actively encourage specific aspects of cognitive, psychological, and social development and help the student integrate the experience. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Students, Developmental Tasks, Higher Education
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Coomes, Michael D. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1992
Knowledge of student development theory has direct practical benefits for the college financial aid administrator. Developmental theories of Arthur Chickering and William Perry provide expectations for student behavior and suggest interventions for these aid-related areas: monitoring academic progress; student employment; student debt counseling;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, College Students