Educating Adolescents : Challenges and Strategies

by Pajares, Frank

• ISBN13: 9781593111533
• ISBN10: 1593111533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-31
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Tim Urdan
Frank Pajares
Risk Factors Related to Academic Achievement in Adolescence	1	(32)
Daniel J. Flannery
Kelly L. Wester
A Self-regulation Approach to Understanding Adolescent Depression in the School Context	33	(32)
Karen D. Rudolph
Abusive, Wanted, and Illegal Sexual Experiences in Adolescence	65	(20)
Nancy D. Kellogg
Ethnicity and Peer Harassment during Early Adolescence: Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Ethnic Diversity from an Attributional Perspective	85	(24)
Sandra Graham
Adolescent Victimization and Weapon Use on School Grounds: An Empirical Study from Israel	109	(22)
Ron Avi Astor
Rami Benbenishty
Heather A. Meyer
Michelle Elena Rosemond
Looking at Adolescents through International Assessments	131	(18)
Gerald W. Bracey
Enrollment, Achievement, and Motivational Profiles of Immigrant and Native Adolescents	149	(30)
Tim Urdan
Deborah Garvey
The Schools-within-Schools Reform: A Viable Solution to the Problems of Large High Schools?	179	(28)
Valerie E. Lee
Douglas D. Ready
Bridging Social and Academic Identities: Peer Relations, Friendship, and Educational Experiences	207	(30)
Donna Eder
Janice McCabe
The ``Identity-Education'' Link: Six Themes in an Educational Setting that Influence Adolescent Identity Development and Well-Being	237	(18)
Gerald R. Adams
Susan Palijan
Religion and the Educational Experiences of Adolescents	255	(32)
Geoffrey L. Ream
Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Index	287