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Lightfoot, Cynthia – 1989
This study examines the normalcy of adolescent risk-taking and proposes that the social adventures of adolescents have significance for the development and maintenance of interpersonal relationships and self-identity. To evaluate the narrative role of shared risks in transforming different types of relationships, an interview procedure was…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
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
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Thorkildsen, Theresa A.; Reese, Deborah; Corsino, Alison – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2002
A study of 643 adolescents and 474 young adults explored relationships among young people's observations and opinions of exclusionary behavior and their reports of whether exclusion affects their social and academic adjustment. Findings indicated that, unlike young adults, adolescents' perceptions of, and attitudes about, school ecologies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Attitudes