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Direct linkCapuzzi, David, Ed.; Gross, Douglas R., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2019
This comprehensive text, written by experts in each topical area, provides research-based approaches designed for work with youth in the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, School Counseling, Youth, Prevention
Osher, David; Kendziora, Kimberly; Spier, Elizabeth; Garibaldi, Mark L. – Springer, 2014
Schools play a key role in child and youth development as both social microcosms of the broader society and reciprocally influencing people and communities. As such, schools can function as a protective factor that promotes safety, motivation, relationships, and support for positive student outcomes. However, schools may also function as a risk…
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Social Development, School Role
Peer reviewedCook, Bryan G., Ed.; Tankersley, Melody, Ed.; Landrum, Timothy J., Ed.; Scruggs, Thomas E., Ed.; Mastropieri, Margo A., Ed. – Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, 2012
The focus of this volume is to identify and review issues and outcomes associated with behavioral concerns of students with learning and behavioral disabilities. Students must navigate a number of environmental conditions, task demands, and social interactions with peers and adults throughout the school day. To be successful, they must employ a…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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
Wallander, Jan L., Ed.; Siegel, Lawrence J., Ed. – 1995
This book examines the relationship between adolescent risk-taking behaviors and health. The health-related problems of adolescents frequently are manifestations of social, economic, or behavioral factors. Following an overview (Siegal), the chapters in the first section of the book explore general and conceptual issues: (1) "Epidemiology of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Health, Disabilities
Meece, Judith L., Ed.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Children spend more time in school than in any social institution outside the home. And schools probably exert more influence on children's development and life chances than any environment beyond the home and neighbourhood. The purpose of this book is to document some important ways schools influence children's development and to describe various…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Research, Child Development, Teacher Student Relationship
Monti, Peter M., Ed.; Colby, Suzanne M., Ed.; O'Leary, Tracy A., Ed. – 2001
This publication reviews a variety of empirically supported approaches to dealing with alcohol and drug problems in adolescents. Its focus is to provide motivationally based brief interventions that can be delivered in a variety of contexts address key developmental considerations and draw on the latest knowledge about the processes of addictive…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Modification
Bemak, Fred; Keys, Susan – 2000
Violence is one of the most complex and difficult student problems in public education. It interferes with students' academic performance, career options, and personal and social growth, and threatens the safety of students and faculty. Most professionals who work in schools are not trained to deal with violence. At the same time, incidents of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescent Development, Affective Measures, Aggression
Download full textWilber, Shannan; Ryan, Caitlin; Marksamer, Jody – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2006
Child welfare personnel repeatedly move a lesbian youth from one inappropriate placement to another, subjecting her to constant rejection and discrimination and depriving her of a permanent home or family; Detention facility staff place a gay youth in isolation "for his own protection," depriving him of education, recreation, companionship, or…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Gender Issues
Reynolds, Arthur J., Ed.; Walberg, Herbert J., Ed.; Weissberg, Roger P., Ed. – 1999
In recent years, issues affecting children and youth have received increased attention at the national and local levels, with numerous reports detailing challenges and offering solutions. Targeted toward policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and those seeking understanding of ideas for social and educational reform, this book focuses on promising…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Development
