Adolescent Development and School Achievement in Urban Communities Resilience in the Neighborhood 1st Edition by Gary Creasey, Patricia A Jarvis ISBN 9780415894159 0415894158

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ISBN 10:  0415894158 

ISBN 13: 9780415894159

Author: Gary Creasey, Patricia A Jarvis

This timely volume explores essential themes, issues, and challenges related to adolescents’ lives and learning in underserviced urban areas. Distinguished scholars provide theoretically grounded, multidisciplinary perspectives on contexts and forces that influence adolescent development and achievement. The emphasis is on what is positive and effective, what can make a real difference in the lives and life chances for urban youths, rather than deficits and negative dysfunction. Going beyond solely traditional psychological theories, a strong conceptual framework addressing four domains for understanding adolescent development undergirds the volume:

developmental continuities from childhood

primary changes (biological, cognitive, social)

contexts of development

adolescent outcomes.
A major federal government initiative is the development of programs to support underserviced urban areas. Directly relevant to this initiative, this volume contributes significantly to gaining a realistic understanding of the contexts and institutions within which urban youths live and learn.

Table of contents: 

Part I: The Adolescent as an Individual — Theory and Contexts

1. Urban and Underserviced Communities: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations

2. Adolescent Development in Underserviced Communities: A Conceptual Framework

3. The Importance of Housing, Neighborhood and Community Contexts

4. Personal Characteristics Associated with Resilience and Vulnerability in Urban Adolescents

Part II: The Fundamental Changes of Adolescence

5. Adolescent Physical Development and Health

6. Cognitive Development: Improving Reasoning and Decision-Making Skills Among Urban Youth

7. Adolescent Social Changes: Role Transitions from Childhood to Adolescence

Part III: Immediate Contexts for Adolescent Development

8. The Urban Family

9. Peers and Academic Adjustment in Urban Contexts

10. Urban Schools and Adolescent Development

11. Physical Activity and Media Use

12. Civic Engagement: Volunteerism, Community Involvement, and Political Action

13. Religion in America’s Urban Youth

14. Adolescents and Adults in the Urban Context: Mentorship Relationships

15. Partnerships between Schools, Teachers, Children, Families, and Communities

Part IV: Positive Outcomes Associated with Adolescence

16. Transformations in Relationships, Independence, and Interdependence

17. Youth, Families, Culture and Context: Promoting Urban Adolescent Sexual Health

18. Personal, Ethnic, and Cultural Identity in Urban Youth: Links with Risk and Resilience

19. The Role of Parents and Peers in the Psychological and Academic Adaptation of Youth in Urban Communities

20. Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Positive Transitions in Urban Communities

Part V: Conclusion

• Conclusion

• About the Editors and Contributors

• Index

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