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Solving Developmental Tasks in Adolescents with a Chronic Physical Illness or Physical/Sensory Disability: A Meta-Analysis
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Pinquart, Martin; Pfeiffer, Jens P. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
Chronic illnesses and disabilities may impair the attainment of age-typical developmental tasks, such as forming relationships with peers and gaining autonomy. Based on a systematic search in electronic databases and cross-referencing, 447 quantitative empirical studies were included which compared the attainment of developmental tasks of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Chronic Illness, Physical Disabilities, Perceptual Impairments
Bridging the Transition from Primary to Secondary School
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Howe, Alan, Ed.; Richards, Val, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The transition from primary to secondary school can often be a difficult time for children, and managing the transition smoothly has posed a problem for teachers at both upper primary and lower secondary level. At a time when "childhood" recedes and "adulthood" beckons, the inequalities between individual children can widen,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Physical Development, Teaching Methods, Transitional Programs
Socioemotional Development in Cultural Context
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Chen, Xinyin, Ed.; Rubin, Kenneth H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Filling a significant gap in the literature, this book examines the impact of culture on the social behaviors, emotions, and relationships of children around the world. It also explores cultural differences in what is seen as adaptive or maladaptive development. Eminent scholars discuss major theoretical perspectives on culture and development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Aggression, Social Behavior
Dr. Montessori's Third Lecture. Given at the Montessori Congress in Oxford, England, 1936.
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Montessori, Maria – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Presents the underlying assumptions for the Erdkinder concept of educating adolescents. Discusses the importance of independence and social life beyond the family, the necessary environmental awareness for youth in the context of civilization, the meaning behind social values of civilization, and the importance of social morals, social…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Montessori Method
Negative Correlates of Part-Time Employment during Adolescence: Replication and Elaboration.
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Steinberg, Laurence; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined the relation between part-time employment and adolescent development. Long work hours were associated with lower performance in school, greater psychological and somatic distress, drug and alcohol use, delinquency, and autonomy from parents. Workers do not have any advantages over nonworkers in self-reliance, work orientation, or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Delinquency
Background for Community-Level Work on Emotional Well-Being in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors.
Bridges, Lisa J.; Margie, Nancy Geyelin; Zaff, Jonathan F. – 2001
This paper reviews the research literature on factors contributing to adolescent emotional well-being, focusing on generalized mood/affective states, emotion regulation and coping, and feelings about self, including self-esteem, self-efficacy, and locus of control. Each construct is defined and evidence from research is presented to indicate the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Coping, Definitions
Innovations in the Habilitation and Rehabilitation of Deaf Adolescents. Selected Proceedings of the National Conference on the Habilitation and Rehabilitation of Deaf Adolescents (2nd, Afton, Oklahoma, April 28-May 2, 1986).
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Anderson, Glenn B., Ed.; Watson, Douglas, Ed. – 1987
This document contains 24 papers. Keynote addresses were given on the topics of autonomy for deaf adolescents and parent-adolescent dialogue. A section titled "Demographic Profiles of Deaf Adolescents in America" compares students in special schools with mainstreamed students. A section on "Family Intervention and Parent…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Curriculum