Adolescent development and school achievement in urban communities : resilience in the neighborhood /

"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 their development and a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Creasey, Gary, Jarvis, Patricia A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2013.
Subjects:	Urban youth > Education > United States. Youth with social disabilities > Education > United States. Academic achievement > United States. Youth development > United States. Urban youth > United States > Social conditions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

pt. I. The adolescent as an individual : theory and contexts
pt. II. The fundamental changes of adolescence
pt. III. Immediate contexts for adolescent development
pt. IV. Positive outcomes associated with adolescence.