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Gregory, Anne; Mikami, Amori Yee – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
The growing use of systematic, empirically tested observational frameworks in school-based research is crucial for increasing the replicability and generalizability of findings across settings. That said, observations are often mistakenly assumed to be the "gold standard" assessment, without more nuanced discussions about the best uses…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Observation, Educational Research, Adolescent Development
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Grigorenko, Elena L. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015
The etiological forces of development have been a central question for the developmental sciences (however defined) since their crystallization as a distinct branch of scientific inquiry. Although the history of these sciences contains examples of extreme positions capitalizing on either the predominance of the genome (i.e., the accumulation of…
Descriptors: Genetics, Scientific Research, Etiology, Child Development
Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams Ed.; Hana Huskic Ed.; Christina M. Noto Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2024
This timely book features rich examples of students and teachers, defined as learning partners, disrupting hierarchy in education by collaborating on social change projects. At the book's core is Paulo Freire's theorization of students and teachers working together toward co-liberation. Co-written by learning partners, each chapter in this…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Power Structure, Social Change, Teacher Student Relationship
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Arnold, Mary E.; Rennekamp, Roger A. – Journal of Extension, 2020
In this thought leader commentary, we review the potential devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, including trauma, impacts on mental health, socioemotional distress, and changes in academic learning. Stating that 4-H is uniquely positioned to mitigate these effects through intentional positive youth development efforts, we…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Extension Education, Disease Control, Public Health
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Devenish, Bethany; Hooley, Merrilyn; Stokes, Mark; Mellor, David – Youth & Society, 2020
This study evaluated self-esteem and emotional regulation as possible mediators of the relationship between authoritative parenting and sociopolitical control in 240 low socioeconomic youths, aged 10 to 16 years (M = 12.48 years, SD = 1.33 years; 122 males, 118 females). Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empowerment, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences
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Sommer, Marni; Skolnik, Ava; Ramirez, Ana; Lee, Jana; Rasoazanany, Hariniaina; Ibitoye, Mobolaji – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
Evidence on girls' transitions through puberty in Madagascar and ways in which menarche influences their educational experiences and future sexual and reproductive health is limited. We conducted qualitative research involving participatory activities with girls in rural and urban Madagascar to explore their transitions through early puberty. Key…
Descriptors: Females, Puberty, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
UNICEF, 2020
Through strong working relationships and a responsive approach for systems strengthening, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Turkey has been able to effectively integrate its humanitarian and refugee-related programmes into its wider strategic approach to increase the potential for every child to learn. In doing so, UNICEF has worked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Participation
Michael J. Tumminia; Blake A. Colaianne; Brian M. Galla; Robert W. Roeser – Grantee Submission, 2020
Research shows greater mindfulness is associated with less negative affect and more positive affect. Fewer studies have examined the mediating psychological processes linking mindfulness to these outcomes in adolescents. This three-wave, prospective longitudinal study examines rumination--the tendency to engage in repetitive and negative…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Questionnaires, Psychological Patterns, Negative Attitudes
Nancy L. Deutsch; Victoria A. Mauer; Haley E. Johnson; Anita A. Grabowska; Miriam R. Arbeit – Grantee Submission, 2020
Adults play important roles in the lives of adolescents, serving as role models, sources of social support, and providers of social capital. Natural mentoring relationships (NMRs), relationships between adults and youth that rise to a level of significance for the youth, have a positive impact on youth outcomes in a number of academic,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Youth, Interpersonal Relationship, Adults
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Dosil, Maria; Biota, Itsaso; Picaza, Maitane; Eiguren, Amaia; Rodríguez, Iñigo – International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2019
The incessant social, cultural and economic changes in which society is immersed, does require developing coping skills towards change that allow teenagers to successfully develop as active subjects of society. Within this framework, the school environment is considered an ideal scenario to work resilience in the adolescent stage. Based on these…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Age Differences, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
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Gaias, Larissa M.; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; White, Rebecca M. B.; Pettigrew, Jonathan; Dumka, Larry – Grantee Submission, 2019
In Colombia, many adolescents have experienced violence related to the decades-long armed conflict in the country and have witnessed or been directly victimized by violence in their communities, often related to gang activity or drug trafficking. Exposure to violence, both political and community violence, has detrimental implications for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Violence, Adolescents
Dosil, Maria; Biota, Itsaso; Picaza, Maitane; Eiguren, Amaia; Rodríguez, Iñigo – Online Submission, 2019
The incessant social, cultural and economic changes in which society is immersed, does require developing coping skills towards change that allow teenagers to successfully develop as active subjects of society. Within this framework, the school environment is considered an ideal scenario to work resilience in the adolescent stage. Based on these…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Age Differences, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
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Bristow, Kelly; Jenkins, Steven; Kelly, Patrick; Mattfeldt-Beman, Mildred – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2017
Purpose/Objectives: Schools are offering more fruits and vegetables; yet consumption of fruits and vegetables among adolescents remains low. Many schools are implementing Farm-to-School programs to help generate excitement and increase selection of fruits and vegetables by students. The purpose of this research was to determine if a simple tasting…
Descriptors: High School Students, Eating Habits, Food Service, Food
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Ellerbrock, Cheryl; DiCicco, Michael; Denmon, Jennifer M.; Parke, Erin; Mead, Sarah – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2017
The purpose of this manuscript is to highlight several practical classroom examples of asset-driven acts of reciprocal care and content-driven community builders and icebreakers that highlight ways to "find the prize" inside each student by fostering an adolescent-centered community of care that is committed to both relationships and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices
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Glenn, Wendy J. – Children's Literature in Education, 2017
This qualitative literary analysis explores the intersection of place, space, and identity in two novels for young adults to explore how the provision of a new physical place provides space for independence development among female teen protagonists and the implications of this development given the authors' identities as non-US authors writing…
Descriptors: Novels, Adolescent Literature, Females, Self Concept
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