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Adolescent Development for Educators, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (February 27, 2018) © 2017

  • Allison M Ryan University of Michigan
  • Timothy C. Urdan
  • Eric M. Anderman The Ohio State University

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Text features and benefits include:

Each chapter in the book includes specific features to help teachers, future teachers, and other readers who are interested in education make the connection between adolescent development and education.

  • Chapter opening scenarios of adolescent development in educational settings. Each chapter begins with two or three brief scenarios that illustrate the chapter's content in the context of teaching and schools. The purpose of these scenarios is to help frame the material in each chapter within real-world situations and to help readers begin to think about what the issues discussed in the chapter might look like in educational settings. See the beginning of any chapter for examples.
  • What Can Educators Do guidelines. Following most of the major sections within each chapter, there is a set of practical applications for educators. These applications are closely tied to the material presented in the preceding section of the chapter and link the content of adolescent development to the real world of schools. These practical ideas give middle and high school teachers concrete ways to effectively work with and facilitate the development of their students. See pages 117-119, 125-127, and 135-137 for some examples.
  • Recommendations for Educators sections. At the end of each chapter, there is a feature titled Recommendations for Educators. This feature offers a set of recommendations for educators related to the material presented in the chapter. These sections provide another mechanism for linking the content of adolescent development to the real world of schools and, perhaps most importantly, provide practical ideas to help adolescents (and their teachers) navigate the challenges and opportunities of adolescence. See pages 137-138 and 197-198 for examples.
  • In-Depth boxes. Each chapter includes at least two In-Depth boxes that make explicit connections between concepts from the chapter and examples from contemporary society. These In-Depth boxes offer instructors an excellent opportunity to use current topics to generate thoughtful classroom discussions that encourage students to apply what they are learning in class and from the book. See In Depth 7.1–Cell Phones in Schools and Classrooms on page 173 and In Depth 10.1–It Gets Better on page 280 for examples. 
  • Separate chapter on technology and media–Chapter 7: Technology and Media. We now live in a world in which adolescents are constantly connected to their friends, their families, and literally the entire world. Rather than seeing technology as an enemy and a burden, the authors examine its role in the social and academic lives of adolescents and offer a realistic portrayal of ways in which educators can acknowledge and incorporate new technologies into academia (in a balanced way). See Chapter 7, pages 170-199.
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Designed to bring readers more directly into the world of adolescents and into the world of the teachers who work with them, integrated media and assessments throughout the eText help readers see the very real impact that developmental psychology concepts have on working with adolescents. These digital learning and assessment resources also provide practice using developmental psychology concepts in teaching situations, help students see how well they understand the concepts presented in the book and the media resources, and help students think about and process more deeply chapter content. The online resources in the MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText include:

  • Video Examples. Embedded videos throughout the eText provide illustrations of adolescent development concepts in action. These video examples show students and teachers working in classrooms, as well individual students or teachers describing their thinking or experiences.
  • Self-Checks. Throughout the chapters readers will find MyLabE ducation: Self-check Quizzes. These are meant to help readers assess how well they have mastered the chapter's learning outcomes. The self-checks are made up of self-grading multiple-choice items that not only provide feedback on whether questions are answered correctly or incorrectly, but also provide rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. 
  • Application Exercises. Tied to specific chapter learning outcomes, these scaffolded analysis exercises challenge readers to use chapter content to reflect on teaching and learning in real classrooms. Once readers provide their own answers to the questions, they receive feedback in the form of model answers written by experts.
  • My Virtual Child is an interactive website that helps students integrate their course work with their practical “experiences” in raising a virtual child through adolescence.

Brief Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Adolescence
  • Chapter 2: Physical Development
  • Chapter 3: Cognitive and Intellectual Development
  • Chapter 4: Social and Moral Development
  • Chapter 5: Identity and Self-Perceptions
  • Chapter 6: Families
  • Chapter 7: Technology and Media
  • Chapter 8: Peers
  • Chapter 9: Motivation, Classrooms and Schools
  • Chapter 10: Sexuality and Romantic Relationships
  • Chapter 11: Mental Health, Coping Strategies, and Problems
  • Chapter 12: Moving into Adulthood

Detailed Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Adolescence

  • INTRODUCTION
  • DEFINING ADOLESCENCE
  • THE LIVES OF ADOLESCENTS
  • FRAMEWORKS FOR CONCEPTUALIZING ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
  • STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK

Chapter 2: Physical Development

  • INTRODUCTION
  • PHYSIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN PUBERTY
  • DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN DURING ADOLESCENCE
  • HOW PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AFFECTS SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE CHANGE
  • BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS
  • PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 3: Cognitive and Intellectual Development

  • INTRODUCTION
  • PIAGET’S THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS
  • VYGOTSKY’S THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
  • INTEGRATING PIAGET AND VYGOTSKY
  • ADOLESCENT COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY
  • MEMORY
  • INTELLIGENCE
  • METACOGNITION
  • LIMITATIONS OF ADOLESCENTS’ COGNITIVE ABILITIES
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 4: Social and Moral Development

  • INTRODUCTION
  • MORAL DEVELOPMENT DURING
  • PERSPECTIVE TAKING
  • RELIGIOSITY DURING ADOLESCENCE
  • VOLUNTEERING AND SERVICE LEARNING
  • ACADEMIC CHEATING
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 5: Identity and Self-Perceptions

  • INTRODUCTION
  • THEORIES, CONCEPTUALIZATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS OF IDENTITY
  • GENDER IDENTITY
  • ETHNIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITY
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 6: Families

  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES OF ADOLESCENTS AND FAMILIES IN SOCIETY
  • THE FAMILY SYSTEM DURING ADOLESCENCE
  • PARENTING STYLES
  • ATTACHMENT AND AUTONOMY
  • CONFLICT WITH PARENTS
  • PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ADOLESCENT LEARNING
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 7: Technology and Media

  • INTRODUCTION
  • TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA USE
  • MEDIA AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
  • MEDIA EFFECTS
  • SOCIAL MEDIA
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 8: Peers

  • INTRODUCTION
  • FRIENDS
  • PEER GROUPS
  • CROWDS
  • POPULARITY
  • BULLYING, AGGRESSION AND VICTIMIZATION
  • SUPPORTING STUDENTS’ PEER RELATIONSHIPS AT SCHOOL
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 9: Motivation, Classrooms and Schools

  • INTRODUCTION
  • MOTIVATION
  • CLASSROOMS
  • SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, ETHNICITY AND SCHOOLING
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 10: Sexuality and Romantic Relationships

  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT IS HEALTHY SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT?
  • RATES OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY
  • ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN ADOLESCENCE
  • WHERE ADOLESCENTS GET THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT SEX
  • PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 11: Mental Health, Coping Strategies, and Problems

  • INTRODUCTION
  • INTERNALIZING DISORDERS COMMON AMONG ADOLESCENTS
  • EXTERNALIZING DISORDERS MOST COMMON DURING ADOLESCENCE
  • SUBSTANCE USE ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

Chapter 12: Moving into Adulthood

  • INTRODUCTION
  • EMERGING ADULTHOOD
  • TRANSITIONS INTO COLLEGE
  • TRANSITIONS INTO THE WORKFORCE
  • TRANSITIONS INTO THE MILITARY
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATORS

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