Overview

Urdan (Santa Clara University) and Pajares (Emory University) explore challenges facing adolescents and their teachers and look at some of the strategies that have been adopted to address these challenges. Contributors describe various psychological and contextual problems that adolescents often experience, such as depression, abusive sexual experi

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Author:   Tim Urdan ,  Frank Pajares
Publisher:   Information Age Publishing
Imprint:   Information Age Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781593111533

ISBN 10:   1593111533
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   30 October 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword, Tim Urdan and Frank Pajares. Risk Factors Related to Academic Achievement in Adolescence, Daniel J. Flannery and Kelly L. Wester: A Self-regulation Approach to Understanding Adolescent Depression in the School Context, Karen D. Rudolph. Abusive, Wanted, and Illegal Sexual Experiences in Adolescence, Nancy D. Kellogg. Ethnicity and Peer Harassment during Early Adolescence: Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Ethnic Diversity from an Attributional Perspective, Sandra Graham. Adolescent Victimization and Weapon Use on School Grounds: An Empirical Study from Israel, Ron Avi Astor, Rami Benbenishty, Heather A. Meyer, and Michelle Elena Rosemond. Looking at Adolescents through International Assessments, Gerald W. Bracey. Enrollment, Achievement, and Motivational Profiles of Immigrant and Native Adolescents, Tim Urdan and Deborah Garvey. The Schools-within-Schools Reform: A Viable Solution to the Problems of Large High Schools? Valerie E. Lee and Douglas D. Ready. Bridging Social and Academic Identities: Peer Relations, Friendship, and Educational Experiences, Donna Eder and Janice McCabe. The """"Identity-Education"""" Link: Six Themes in an Educational Setting that Influence Adolescent Identity Development and Well-Being, Gerald R. Adams and Susan Palijan. Religion and the Educational Experiences of Adolescents, Geoffrey L. Ream and Ritch C. Savin-Williams. Index."

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