Understanding Youth: Adolescent Development for Educators

by Michael J. Nakkula, Eric Toshalis

Overview

Adolescent development research and theory have tremendous potential to inform the work of high school teachers, counselors, and administrators. Understanding Youth bridges the gap between adolescent development theory and practice.

Nakkula and Toshalis explore how factors such as social class, peer and adult relationships, gender norms, and the media help to shape adolescents’ sense of themselves and their future expectations and aspirations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612500515
Publisher:	Harvard Education Press
Publication date:	08/05/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Michael J. Nakkula is a research associate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he has taught courses on counseling, urban education, and adolescent development over the past fourteen years. Eric Toshalis is an instructor in education and an advanced doctoral candidate in Learning and Teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xv

1 The Construction of Adolescence 1

2 Identity in Context 17

3 Risk Taking and Creativity 41

4 Flow and Possibility Development 61

5 Relational Identity and Relationship Development 79

6 Gender Identity Development 99

7 Racial Identity Development 119

8 Ethnic Identity Development 151

9 Developing a Sexual Identity Orientation 177

10 Faith and the Development of Ultimate Meaning 201

11 School-to-Career Transitions 231

12 The Educational Ecology of Adolescent Development 249

Notes 261

About the Authors 277

Index 279

Editorial Reviews

This volume comprises some of the deepest thinking to date on many of the most pressing issues related to school reform. Its authors tell us not just what must be done, but how to do it. I recommend this book most enthusiastically.” — Clayton M. Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School




“The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented wave of social entrepreneurs who have set their sights on improving America’s K–12 education system, yet this phenomenon has gone largely unexamined—until now. Frederick Hess and his team of analysts offer an honest examination of what is considered by many to be the most exciting—and most promising—sector of public education. Questions about scale, replicability, and systemic impact are sure to dominate the education policy landscape for years to come, and this work takes the first stab at laying out these important issues.” — Joe Williams, Executive Director, Democrats for Education Reform




“The Future of Educational Entrepreneurship illuminates the emerging ecosystem of ‘edupreneurism’ in the United States. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the confounding complexity of the supply side of education reform—and certainly for anyone wishing to enter the field. By reading this book, new edupreneurs can relinquish their naiveté while maintaining their passion for improving public education. The book is right on target and may even tell too many of our secrets. And yet, a movement that fails to critically assess and reform itself can’t expect to improve anything else. This is powerful stuff.” — Caprice Young, President and CEO, California Charter Schools Association 

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