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Direct linkWigfield, Allan; Lutz, Susan L.; Wagner, A. Laurel – Professional School Counseling, 2005
This article discusses development during the early adolescent years with a focus on recent research on the biological, cognitive, self-identity, and motivational changes that occur during this time period and the implications of this research for middle school counselors. Peer influences on early adolescents also are discussed, with the issue of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Middle Schools, School Counselors
Download full textMassinga, Ruth; Pecora, Peter J. – Future of Children, 2004
A growing number of children over age 10 reside in and emancipate from foster care every year. Older children face many of the same challenges as younger children, but they also have unique developmental needs. This article discusses older children in the child welfare system and finds: (1) Approximately 47% of children in foster care are over age…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Substance Abuse, Homeless People, Educational Attainment
Laursen, Erik K. – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2003
"Reclaiming Children and Youth's" guest editor introduces this special issue on promising practices employing strength-based approaches to education and treatment. If we are serious about the commitment to "leave no child behind," then we must be able to cultivate strengths in all children and families. This article surveys the strengths…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Social Work, Outcomes of Treatment, Counseling Techniques
MacKay, Andrea P.; Duran, Catherine – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
This report presents data on the current status of adolescent health. Many of the measures of health status are shown by single year of age or by 2- or 3-year age intervals to highlight the changes that occur in health status as adolescents move through this important developmental period. Summary measures combining 5- or 10-year age groups (the…
Descriptors: Intervals, Health Conditions, Child Health, Adolescents
Albright, Lucille; And Others – 1995
This Master's degree project developed a program for decreasing disruptive student behavior in order to increase the amount of on-task time in the classroom. Types and occurrences of disruptive behavior were documented over a 6-week period in two classrooms at each of two junior high schools (grades 6-8) in Illinois. Analysis of the data revealed…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems
NASSP Practitioner, 1995
Adolescents are entering middle level schools today with more sophisticated skills and a broader range of positive experiences than ever before. However, middle-school students undergo major physical, emotional, social, and cognitive changes. This publication describes the role of educators and the school in helping middle-school students develop…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Conflict Resolution, Early Adolescents, Educational Cooperation
Peer reviewedBarg, Frances K.; Lowe, Jane Isaacs – Journal of School Health, 1996
The Urban Intergenerational Outreach Education Program transferred cancer prevention from a cancer center to community and school settings, involving a university, an academic medical center, a school district, and a nonprofit arts organization. Project staff developed the culturally and developmentally appropriate curriculum for urban middle…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Art Activities, Black Students, Cancer
National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC. – 1991
This task force report is designed to focus attention on the young adolescent learner and provide direction for developing appropriate and meaningful social studies instruction for the middle school. Schools at the middle level characteristically focus on the unique developmental needs of young adolescents. A number of these needs are listed, in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Center for Collaborative Education, 2005
Turning Points helps middle schools create challenging, caring, and equitable learning communities that meet the needs of young adolescents as they reach the "turning point" between childhood and adulthood. Based on more than a decade of research and experience, this comprehensive school reform model focuses on improving student learning through…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Portfolios (Background Materials), Middle Schools, Teacher Collaboration
Armstrong, Thomas – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006
While most of the dialogue in education today is about accountability, standardized testing, and adequate yearly progress, the truth is that student success is deeply connected to the physical, emotional, and cognitive needs that they have at different ages. The best schools already know this and follow practices that are academically engaging and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Projects, Middle Schools, Active Learning
Kimbrell, Joe, Ed.; Daly, Maureen, Ed.; Sterne, Sylvia, Ed.; Howard, Sharon, Ed.; Evans, Trina, Ed.; Lowenthal, Nancy, Ed.; Galatas, Kate, Ed.; Sumrall, Liz, Ed. – 1999
This report provides a comprehensive review of the status of Louisiana's youth and is designed to be used in planning efforts and in developing priorities for improving the health and welfare of the youth of the state. Chapter 1 of the report examines the concept of expanding the definition of health to include social and emotional development,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Killen, Melanie; Smetana, Judith – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
The psychological study of moral development has expanded greatly, both in terms of the diversity of theoretical perspectives that are represented in the field, as well as in the range of topics that have been studied. This "Handbook of Moral Development" represents the diversity and multidisciplinary influences on current theorizing about the…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Socialization, Democracy, Interpersonal Relationship
John F. Kennedy Inst., Baltimore, MD. – 1987
The first section of this volume, designated "the state of the art 1987," contains four papers addressing issues of continuing importance to those who work with developmentally handicapped children: (1) "Passive Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Adversely Affects the Health of Fetuses and Infants" (James E. Haddow and Paula K.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Development Centers
