Across education, out-of-school-time programming, and workforce development, researchers and practitioners are seeking ways to bolster the career readiness of our nation's youth, particularly low-income youth.
This issue brings together information from a variety of disciplines and fields to help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers understand what we know and need to learn to provide youth with effective, engaging career-related programming. The articles highlight key findings about how youth learn about careers and develop a vocational identity, whether adolescent...
Across education, out-of-school-time programming, and workforce development, researchers and practitioners are seeking ways to bolster the career r...
Today's youth is confronted not only with the developmental tasks of adolescence, but also with substantial social and economic changes on the macro level originating from globalization and economic volatility. Presenting research on the implications of social and economic changes for today's youth, this volume covers important topics:
Adolescents' future perspectives
The competencies they need to prosper in specific cultures
Changes related to family and school
Gender differences in economic roles within changing societies
The effects of...
Today's youth is confronted not only with the developmental tasks of adolescence, but also with substantial social and economic changes on the macr...
Explore the complexity of teacher-student relationships in secondary school settings and learn how these largely unscripted relationships function for students and teachers in their learning and socioemotional development.
For teachers, the relationships provide a foundation for pedagogical and curricular endeavors and lead to their increased investment in students' growth, development, and academic success. Students who have such relationships feel more comfortable in their learning environments, interested in the material, and motivated to perform well.
We discuss what...
Explore the complexity of teacher-student relationships in secondary school settings and learn how these largely unscripted relationships function ...
Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioning from high school to college is crucial to improving college access and matriculation--particularly for low-income families and first-generation college-goers. These obstacles include many factors, such as:
Lack of access to resources at home or school
Not having a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum or not taking advantage of these courses
Misperceptions about the college-going process.
This volume introduces innovative and effective ways to ease the transition process. One...
Gaining an understanding about the barriers in transitioning from high school to college is crucial to improving college access and matriculation--...
