Recently added articles from Adolescence:
Perspectives on caring in the classroom: do they vary according to ethnicity or grade level?(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Garrett, Tracey ... INTRODUCTION For years, understanding of effective classroom management was rooted in behavioral theories of teaching and learning. The primary emphasis for classroom management in a behavioral model is the use of techniques that bring students' behavior under stimulus control ...
Self-socialization: a case study of a parachute child.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Newman, Philip R. ... In the developmental literature, we typically think of socialization as a process through which parents, teachers, religious leaders, or other social agents guide children and adolescents toward thoughts and actions that are considered socially desirable. Socialization results in the ...
The window, the river, and the novel: examining adolescents' conceptions of the past, the present, and the future.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Mello, Zena R. ... Time perspective is a cognitive-motivational concept that refers to thoughts and attitudes toward the past, the present, and the future. Time perspective has been discussed as a factor that may foster positive developmental outcomes such as educational attainment (Phalet, Andriessen, & ...
Parent characteristics linked with daughters' attachment styles.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Kilmann, Peter R. ... Attachment theory, based upon the early work of John Bowlby (1969, 1973, 1977, 1980), holds that infants' initial experiences of attachment become cognitively represented in the form of internal "working models" of the self and others. These mental models incorporate expectations about ...
Cross-domain generality of achievement motivation across sport and the classroom: the case of Spanish adolescents.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Castillo, Isabel ... The achievement goal approach has become one of the most important conceptual avenues to describing and/or explaining motivated behavior (Roberts, 2001). This framework assumes that an individual is an intentional, goal-directed organism that operates in a rational manner and that ...
The antecedents of e-learning outcome: an examination of system quality, technology readiness, and learning behavior.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Ho, Li-An ... INTRODUCTION The development of the Internet and computer technology has generated a breakthrough in time and geographical limitations of learning. Many developed countries such as England, Germany, and the United States have gradually integrated information technology into ...
Evaluation of a school-based internship program for Chinese immigrant adolescents in the United States.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Ching, Alison M. ... Asian immigrant urban adolescents face numerous challenges while adjusting to life in the United States. They may experience a deep sense of loss as a result of having left familiar environments (James, 1997) or struggle with language differences that significantly affect academic ...
Disorganized attachment relationships in infants of adolescent mothers and factors that may augment positive outcomes.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Long, Melissa Slomski ... INTRODUCTION Knowledge in the field of human development is rapidly changing as more research is cultivated and new theories are generated (Lerner, 2002). Because new knowledge is continually being advanced, it is imperative for psychologists to realize that information ...
Relationship between boys' normative beliefs about aggression and their physical, verbal, and indirect aggressive behaviors.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Lim, Si Huan ... Over the years, a consensus has been established among researchers studying aggression: males tend to be more aggressive than females (Archer, 2004a; Archer, 2004b; Archer & Haigh, 1997; Bettencourt & Miller, 1996; Crane-Ross, Tisak & Tisak, 1998; Eagiy & Steffen, 1986; Tappere & Boulton, ...
The effects of learning goals on learning performance of field-dependent and field-independent late adolescents in a hypertext environment.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Ku, David Tawei ... INTRODUCTION As a result of advances in network technology, the Internet has become an extremely important way of delivering instruction. However, changing only the method of delivery may not provide further benefits to learners. Teaching and learning are about the meaningful ...
Family influence on volunteering intention and behavior among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; Law, Ben M.F. ... This paper reports the influence of family on adolescents' volunteering intention and behavior. Volunteer service refers to serving organizations such as schools or serving people in need through the arrangements of a formal agency without regard to money return (Law, 2008). In Hong Kong, ...
Boyles Deron (Ed.). The Corporate Assault on Youth. Commercialism, Exploitation, and the End of Innocence.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... BOYLES Deron (Ed.). The Corporate Assault on Youth. Commercialism, Exploitation, and the End of Innocence. New York: Peter Lang, 2008. 230pp. $32.95 (p). The Corporate Assault on Youth examines childhood as a social construction increasingly influenced by corporations and ...
Brindle, Reginald Smith. Musical Composition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... BRINDLE, Reginald Smith. Musical Composition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. 188pp. $22.95 (p). Musical composition is a key discipline in music programs in conservatories, colleges, and universities. Many teachers consider it as important in the development of young ...
Chadwick, Dara. You'd Be So Pretty If ...: Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies--Even When We Don't Love Our Own.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... CHADWICK, Dara. You'd Be So Pretty If ...: Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies--Even When We Don't Love Our Own. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2009. 245pp. $15.95 (p). Every mom wants her daughter to feel confident in her own skin, but may often unconsciously impose her ...
Goodwin, Robin. Changing Relations: Achieving Intimacy in a Time of Social Transition.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... GOODWIN, Robin. Changing Relations: Achieving Intimacy in a Time of Social Transition. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. 244pp. $90.00 (h). In a fast-changing world, what impact does social change have on our everyday relationships? How do modernization processes ...
Hammerness, Paul Graves. ADHD.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... HAMMERNESS, Paul Graves. ADHD. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2009. 168pp. $45.00 (h). Diseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses ...
Harris, Mary Beth, & Franklin, Cynthia. Taking Charge: A School-Based Life Skills Program for Adolescent Mothers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... HARRIS, Mary Beth, & FRANKLIN, Cynthia. Taking Charge: A School-Based Life Skills Program for Adolescent Mothers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. 224pp. $29.95 (p). Taking Charge is an empirically tested program designed specifically to improve academic achievement and ...
Heinberg, Leslie J., & Thompson, J. Kevin (Eds.). Obesity in Youth: Causes, Consequences, and Cures.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... HEINBERG, Leslie J., & THOMPSON, J. Kevin (Eds.). Obesity in Youth: Causes, Consequences, and Cures. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2009. 243pp. $59.95 (h). Rates of obesity in youth have tripled in the past 20 years. Today it is estimated that over 20% of ...
Jackson, Robyn R. Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... JACKSON, Robyn R. Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principles of Great Teaching. VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009. 247pp. $26.95 (p). Robyn Jackson asserts that any teacher can become a master teacher by developing a master teacher ...
Jones-Smith, Elsie. Nurturing Nonviolent Children: A Guide for Parents, Educators, and Counselors.(Brief article)(Book review)
Sep 22, 2009; ... JONES-SMITH, Elsie. Nurturing Nonviolent Children: A Guide for Parents, Educators, and Counselors. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008. 336pp $39.95 (h). This book empowers parents, educators, and counselors to prevent youth violence by teaching the thinking skills necessary ...
