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Trauma and Early Adolescent Development: Case Examples from a Trauma-Informed Public Health Middle School Program
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Frydman, Jason Scott; Mayor, Christine – Children & Schools, 2017
Middle-school-age children are faced with a variety of developmental tasks, including the beginning phases of individuation from the family, building peer groups, social and emotional transitions, and cognitive shifts associated with the maturation process. This article summarizes how traumatic events impair and complicate these developmental…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Trauma, Public Health
Easing the Transition to Middle Adolescence: Educational Implications
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Beland, Kathy – Journal of Character Education, 2014
Mitigating the perils of transition to early adolescence, while also supporting the promise of this stage of human development, has been a major focus of middle school reform (Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, 1989; Jackson & Davis, 2000). As a result, there are many classroom-based educational programs that target the social and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Educational Change
Developmental Change in Social Responsibility during Adolescence: An Ecological Perspective
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Wray-Lake, Laura; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Flanagan, Constance A. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Social responsibility can be defined as a set of prosocial values representing personal commitments to contribute to community and society. Little is known about developmental change--and predictors of that change--in social responsibility during adolescence. The present study used an accelerated longitudinal research design to investigate the…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Adolescent Development, Longitudinal Studies, Social Responsibility
The Appraisal and Enhancement of Resilience Modalities in Middle Adolescents within the School Context
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Kruger, Lenette; Prinsloo, Heila – South African Journal of Education, 2008
Middle adolescents are exposed to environments riddled with potential adversities which pervade their lives, adding to the challenges inherent in their developmental stage. They spend a significant time in school and therefore it is an appropriate context to foster, enhance, and develop emotional, social, and cognitive resilience competencies.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Resilience (Psychology), Adolescent Development, Emotional Development
The Reality of Early Adolescence: Using What We Know To Guide Our Classroom Practices.
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Gutheinz-Pierce, Dalphia; Whoolery, Kristen – Middle School Journal, 1995
Discusses how teaming, attaching a group of students to a block of teachers for an extended period of time, can provide a supportive environment that facilitates middle school students in their developmental tasks. Describes how one middle school in Utah uses this strategy. Includes discussion of stage theory and its impact on teaching practices.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks, Early Adolescents
Middle-Level Athletic Programs. Bulletin No. 92432.
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1992
Research indicates that middle school students need a great amount of physical activity to remain alert, motivated and eager to learn. A study was conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Middle-Level Athletics Task Force to gather and evaluate information about athletic programs that are compatible with young adolescents' needs…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Community Programs