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Peer reviewedNightingale, Elena O.; Wolverton, Lisa – Teachers College Record, 1993
Adolescents have no prepared, appreciated, approved place in society, so they tackle identity formation and development of self-worth and self-efficacy on their own. Society must change its view that youth are troubled or harmful and instead provide opportunities for meaningful roles for adolescents, particularly those without many years of formal…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged Youth
