Social Goals in Early Adolescence
Author : Lynley Helen Hicks
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 1996
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ISBN :
Author : Lynley Helen Hicks
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 1996
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309490111
Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course. Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the promise of adolescenceâ€"rather than focusing myopically on containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents to flourish.
Author : Martin H. Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 0429887744
Social Goals in the Classroom is the first volume to comprehensively examine the variety of students’ non-academic goals and motivations within the classroom. Each expertly written chapter defines and investigates a particular aspect of students’ social objectives before addressing related findings on academic performance, interpersonal outcomes, and directions for future research. Presented in three succinct and comprehensive parts, this book reviews, expands upon, and theoretically synthesizes current research on the many different social goals to offer readers a thorough understanding of non-academic desires and their consequences on learners’ educational experiences. Situated in evidence-based theory as well as real-world contexts such as ethnicity, sexual orientation, and social media, this insightful collection—ideal for graduate students, teachers, and researchers—explores how students' social motives influence their academic performance and peer relationships.
Author : Tiina Ojanen
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Interpersonal relations in adolescence
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Author : Sarah Marie Kiefer
Publisher :
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2007
Category :
ISBN : 9780549096122
The present study investigated the development of beliefs about social success and the impact of beliefs on subsequent social goals (dominance, popularity and intimacy) for early adolescents in urban, low-income schools. Self-reports of beliefs about social success in the fall of the sixth grade were used to predict subsequent social goals across the sixth grade (elementary school) and seventh grade (middle school) (N = 731; 53% females; 53% African American, 47% white). In line with hypotheses, there were significant changes in beliefs about social success during early adolescence, and beliefs explained changes in subsequent social goals. Sincere and responsible beliefs decreased significantly, while status, tough, and pretend to care beliefs increased significantly across the two years. Tough and pretend to care beliefs explained changes in dominance goals. In contrast, status beliefs explained changes in popularity goals, and sincere beliefs explained changes in intimacy goals. There were also gender and ethnic differences in the development of beliefs about social success as well as the impact of beliefs on social goals. Thus, this study expands our understanding of social motivation and development during early adolescence by highlighting dramatic changes in beliefs about social success and the unique impact of beliefs on subsequent social goals, and has implications for supporting students' social goals in school.
Author : Jaana Juvonen
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 0833036157
Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
Author : Maurice J. Elias
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Affective education
ISBN : 0871202883
The authors draw upon scientific studies, theories, site visits, nd their own extensive experiences to describe approaches to social and emotional learning for all levels.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 2015-07-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309324882
Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Author : Carmen Belacchi
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 40,61 MB
Release : 2022-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 2832506100
Author : Kathryn R. Wentzel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136264159
Written specifically for teachers, Motivating Students to Learn offers a wealth of research-based principles on the subject of student motivation for use by classroom teachers. Now in its fourth edition, this book discusses specific classroom strategies by tying these principles to the realities of contemporary schools, curriculum goals, and classroom dynamics. The authors lay out effective extrinsic and intrinsic strategies to guide teachers in their day-to-day practice, provide guidelines for adapting to group and individual differences, and discuss ways to reach students who have become discouraged or disaffected learners. This edition features new material on the roles that classroom goal setting, developing students’ interest, and teacher-student and peer relationships play in student motivation. It has been reorganized to address six key questions that combine to explain why students may or may not be motivated to learn. By focusing more closely on the teacher as the motivator, this text presents a wide range of motivational methods to help students see value in the curriculum and lessons taught in the classroom.