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Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent; Bouris, Alida – Prevention Researcher, 2009
Although parents play a vital role in fostering healthy sexuality-related attitudes and behaviors among adolescents, many parents struggle with how to address sexuality-related topics with their adolescent child. This article provides practitioners with evidence-based frameworks and guidelines on how to work with parents in order to improve their…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Adolescents, Sexuality, Adolescent Development
Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1983
The Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM) program is a health education curriculum for adolescents. Each THTM module frames an adolescent health task emphasizing development of self-assessment, communication, decision making, health advocacy, and self-management. This module presents a discussion on the special physical and mental characteristics…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Potvin, Bernie; Parsons, Jim – 1986
An attempt was made to describe the experience of Christian religious education for its participants. This research is both ethnographic and hermeneutic. Thick descriptions gathered from ethnographic methods like participant observation, in-depth interviews, and journal keeping served as text for analysis. Weekly visits of one to four hours were…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Catholics, Christianity, Developmental Stages
Ryan, Gail; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
Three case histories elucidate a discussion of the developmental nature of the behaviors of juvenile male sexual offenders. The sexual assault cycle is defined in the stages of negative self-image, predicting rejection, isolation, fantasies, planning the offense, and committing the offense. Tools for treating the offender are outlined. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies

Manning, M. Lee – Childhood Education, 1992
Provides an abstract of the book, "Developmentally Appropriate Middle Schools," which examines young adolescents' physical, psychosocial, and cognitive characteristics, and suggests developmentally appropriate educational experiences. The book includes the idea that young adolescents' individual development should be the basis for curricular,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Developmental Continuity, Developmental Psychology
Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD. – 1984
This resource curriculum outline for grades 9 through 12 contains a content outline; sample teaching strategies; illustrations for making transparencies and dittoes; print, non-print, and film resources for teaching family life and human development. The activities are adaptable to a variety of classroom situations and teaching styles. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Stages, Educational Resources
Alter, Judith S.; And Others – 1982
This guidebook is for the use of leaders of programs developed to educate parents who wish to be the primary sexuality educators for their children. It consists of a number of curricula, some appropriate for parents of adolescents and others primarily for parents of young children. It includes outlines for class activities and discussions as well…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adult Education, Child Development, Communication Skills
Henley, John – Pointer, 1987
A systematic examination of the desired outcome of discipline is important before developing a discipline structure. Discipline goals should be based on: (1) appropriate developmental expectation; (2) societal expectations of the individual; and (3) a mechanism for helping youngsters formulate goals for their own behavior management. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Development
Rezmierski, Virginia E. – Pointer, 1987
The article examines the critical differences between discipline and punishment, discusses the dynamics in the interaction between discipliners and youths, and describes adult responses appropriate for different developmental stages. Focus is on the development of the adolescent's understanding, the processes involved, the behavioral stages, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Developmental Stages, Discipline
Coutellier, Connie C.; Henchey, Kathleen – 2000
This booklet provides an orientation tool and quick reference for camp counselors, and is designed to help them understand and enhance youth behavior and development. Chapter 1 discusses the camp environment, the camp counselor's responsibility as a role model, the benefits of camp for kids, establishing a positive relationship with campers at the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Age Groups, Behavior Problems, Camping

Thornburg, Hershel D. – High School Journal, 1980
Discussed are major developmental characteristics of 10 to 15-year olds. These characteristics are organized around the developmental, social, behavioral processes within early adolescents. It is suggested they are taking on the characteristics of older adolescents of the 1970s, involved in their own lives and in the decisions affecting them.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Helm, James M. – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1988
Literature is reviewed on service delivery to families with adolescent parents of handicapped infants. Stages of adolescence, parenting behaviors, and issues of support are presented. The literature calls for a family focus as a model, case management skills, and a developmental approach as young parents' abilities and needs mature. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Rearing, Delivery Systems
From Nerds to Normals: The Recovery of Identity among Adolescents from Middle School to High School.

Kinney, David A. – Sociology of Education, 1993
Reports on study in which 81 high school students were interviewed about group stratification and its impact on individual adolescents. Finds many students labeled as "nerds" in middle school were able to improve their self-concept and reconstruct themselves as "normal" in high school. Contends expanded range of school activities and more diverse…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages, Educational Sociology, Individual Development

van der Veer, Rene – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1994
Maintains that a major theme in Lev Vygotsky's later research was concept formation or conceptual development in child development. States that Vygotsky argued that the acquisition of mature academic concepts forms the crowning achievement of adolescence. Argues that the view raises a number of criticisms. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Kagan, Jerome, Ed.; Gall, Susan B., Ed. – 1998
This encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work addressed to those interested in human development from birth through adolescence, including students of child development, teachers, health care providers, child psychologists, family counselors, education professionals, academics, and parents. Signed entries in the encyclopedia were prepared by…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Child Development
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