Recently added articles from Adolescence:
Caffrey, Janine Walker. Drive: 9 Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... CAFFREY, Janine Walker. Drive: 9 Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press/Lifelong Books, 2008. 225pp. $14.95 (p). Designed to assist parents, educators, and counselors to get kids of all ages off the couch and into the world, Drive outlines nine steps ...
Costa, Arthur L., & Kallick, Bena (Eds.). Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... COSTA, Arthur L., & KALLICK, Bena (Eds.). Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008. 424pp. $30.95 (p). In Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind, the authors ...
Diener, Ed, & Biswas-Diener, Robert. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... DIENER, Ed, & BISWAS-DIENER, Robert. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008. 304pp. $24.95 (h). Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of ...
Farmer, Lesley. Teen Girls and Technology: What's the Problem, What's the Solution?(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... FARMER, Lesley. Teen Girls and Technology: What's the Problem, What's the Solution? NY: Teachers College Press, & Chicago: American Library Association, 2008. 192pp. $21.95 (p), $52.00 (h). Lesley Farmer provides a framework that teachers, librarians, youth workers, and parents ...
Gevirtzman, Bruce J. An Intimate Understanding of America's Teenagers: Shaking Hands with Aliens.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... GEVIRTZMAN, Bruce J. An Intimate Understanding of America's Teenagers: Shaking Hands with Aliens. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008. 288pp. $19.95 (p). Bruce Gevirtzman shares the results of his years spent talking with teenagers about topics from life and lust to ...
Hill, Marc Lamont, & Vasudevan, Lalitha (Eds.). Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... HILL, Marc Lamont, & VASUDEVAN, Lalitha (Eds.). Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility. New York: Peter Lang, 2008. 252pp. $32.95 (p). Media, Learning, and Sites of Possibility provides new insights into the relationships between youth, pedagogy, and media, and points to ...
Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (Second Edition).(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... JOHNSON, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (Second Edition). Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. 432pp. $70.00 (p). In this fully updated revision, instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in developing your library's ...
Kelly, Dorothy A. Developing a Sense of Self. A Workbook of Tenets & Tactics for Adolescent Girls.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... KELLY, Dorothy A. Developing a Sense of Self. A Workbook of Tenets & Tactics for Adolescent Girls. Washington DC: National Association of Social Workers, 2005. 146pp. $29.99 (p). Developing a Sense of Self is a guide for adolescent girls to learn about self and how to make a ...
Lippman, Jessica G., & Lewis, Paddy Greenwall. Divorcing with Children: Expert Answers to Tough Questions from Parents and Children.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... LIPPMAN, Jessica G., & LEWIS, Paddy Greenwall. Divorcing with Children: Expert Answers to Tough Questions from Parents and Children. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008. 184pp. $39.95 (h). Therapists Lippman and Lewis share the beneficial experience and positive lessons ...
McLoyd, Vonnie C., Hill, Nancy E., & Dodge, Kenneth A. (Eds.). African American Family Life. Ecological and Cultural Diversity.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... McLOYD, Vonnie C., HILL, Nancy E., & DODGE, Kenneth A. (Eds.). African American Family Life. Ecological and Cultural Diversity. New York: The Guilford Press, 2007. 348pp. $30 (p), $55 (h). This volume brings together leading experts from different disciplines to offer new ...
Pronczuk-Garbino, J. (Ed.). Children's Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective (A Resource Manual for the Health Sector).(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... PRONCZUK-GARBINO, J. (Ed.). Children's Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective (A Resource Manual for the Health Sector). Geneva: World Health Organization, 2005 375pp. $60.00 (p). This manual incorporates both developing- and industrialized-country outlooks to give a ...
Pryor, Jan (Ed.). The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... PRYOR, Jan (Ed.). The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons, 2008. 612pp. $90.00 (h). Written by contributors from around the world, The International Handbook of Stepfamilies is a ...
Regnerus, Mark D. Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... REGNERUS, Mark D. Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.304pp. $25.00 (h). Forbidden Fruit tells the story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers, paying particular attention to how ...
Sadowski, Michael (Ed.). Adolescents at School. Perspectives on Youth, Identity, and Education (2nd ed.).(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... SADOWSKI, Michael (Ed.). Adolescents at School. Perspectives on Youth, Identity, and Education (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2008. 259pp. $29.95 (p), $54.95 (h). As any teacher or parent knows, adolescence is a time when youth grapple with the question, "Who ...
Scheier, Lawrence M., & Dewey, William L. (Eds.). The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... SCHEIER, Lawrence M., & DEWEY, William L. (Eds.). The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. 536pp. $42.50 (h). A veritable cookbook for individuals or corporations seeking funding from the U.S. government, The Complete ...
Smolak, Linda, & Thompson, J. Kevin (Eds.). Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth. Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment (2nd Edition).(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... SMOLAK, Linda, & THOMPSON, J. Kevin (Eds.). Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth. Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment (2nd Edition). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2009. 389pp. $59.95 (h). The physical and mental health consequences of body ...
Straus, Martha B. Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Intervention and Hope.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... STRAUS, Martha B. Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Intervention and Hope. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2007. 398pp. $35.00 (h). Millions of adolescent girls are in a crisis of rage and despair. Some try to disappear through starvation; others carve marks onto their bodies; some run ...
Toor, Ruth, & Weisburg, Hilda K. New on the Job: A School Library Media Specialist's Guide to Success.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... TOOR, Ruth, & WEISBURG, Hilda K. New on the Job: A School Library Media Specialist's Guide to Success. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007. 224pp. $42.00 (p). From job search strategies and discovering your work philosophy to the nitty-gritty details of creating acceptable use ...
Van Hook, Mary Patricia. Social Work Practice with Families. A Resiliency-Based Approach Chicago.(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 22, 2009 ... VAN HOOK, Mary Patricia. Social Work Practice with Families. A Resiliency-Based Approach Chicago: Lyceum Books, 2008. 320pp. $55.95 (p). The concept of resiliency-based practice is an important idea in social work, but the practical uses and applications of resiliency are often ...
Community violence and psychological distress: the protective effects of emotional social support and sense of personal control among older adolescents.(Author abstract)(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Exposure to community violence among adolescents is a major public health problem (Centers for Disease Control, 2000; Kilpatrick, Saunders, & Smith, 2003; U.S. Surgeon General, 2001). Exposure to interpersonal community violence has been shown to be positively related to manifesting ...