MSU Series on Children, Youth and Families
Adolescents, Cultures, and Conflicts: Growing Up in Contemporary Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Jari-Erik Nurmi
September 30, 2020
First published in 1998. Adolescent development and well-being are both affected by socio-political change, political violence, immigrant status and various types of cultural, social and institutional diversity. These are realities faced by many adolescents in Europe today. This book examines these...
Teaching About Adolescence: An Ecological Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By John McKinney, John McKinney, Lawrence Schiamberg, Lawrence Shelton, Lawrence Shiamberg, Lawrence Shelton
January 16, 2019
For this volume, Professors McKinney, Schiamberg, and Shelton assembled contributors to write about something that is written about far too infrequently: How to present scientific research on adolescent development in ways students find interesting, believable, relevant, and worth remembering when ...
Adolescent Parenthood and Education: Exploring Alternative Programs
1st Edition
By Mary Pilat
August 19, 2016
Grounded in both research and practice, Adolescent Parenthood and Education examines five alternative education models and offers practical suggestions for their implementation. This unique book presents the perspectives of teen mothers, their families and friends, service providers, ...
Infant Development: Ecological Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Katherine Karraker, Tom Luster
July 21, 2016
This collection of essays by leading scholars in the field of childhood development focus on the critical issues and questions that need to be addressed at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Topics covered include the ecology of fetal development, birth and the newborn period, family ...
Navigating Through Adolescence: European Perspectives
1st Edition
By Jari-Erik Nurmi
July 21, 2016
Adolescence is a journey to adulthood. This book seeks to examine the ways in which young people navigate through this period of their lives, and the consequences their efforts have on their well-being and problem behaviours. In twelve chapters, European researchers will conceptualize, present ...
Making Invisible Latino Adolescents Visible: A Critical Approach to Latino Diversity
1st Edition
By Martha Montero-Sieburth, Francisco Villaruel
May 07, 2015
Making Invisible Latino Adolescents Visible explores both economic and social factors that hinder the progress of Latino youth in the United States....