Bücher der Reihe The Jacobs Foundation Series on Adolescence

Career burnout has long been recognized as a crucial problem for people who work in human services. This 2009 volume reviews much research in the field, providing varied and integrative analyses of burnout, notably in the teaching profession, along with the identification of the primary causes and consequences.

The success and well-being of immigrant youth has become a vital issue for many receiving societies in North America and Europe as a result of global migration. This volume brings together leading scholars on immigrant youth to discuss current research and its implications for education, policy and intervention.

This volume combines the fields of adolescence and self-regulation to shed new light on the challenges adolescents face and the self-regulation tools that effectively ease their transition to adulthood. Emphasizing practical applications, it will be a valuable resource not only for scholars, but also for adolescents and those who support them.

Theories of infant cognition have radically transformed over the span of less than a century. In Early Childhood Development and Later Outcome, Sabina Pauen presents essays reflecting cutting-edge research on infant developmental psychology and on the profound consequences of early childhood development for future achievement.

The success and well-being of immigrant youth has become a vital issue for many receiving societies in North America and Europe as a result of global migration. This volume brings together leading scholars on immigrant youth to discuss current research and its implications for education, policy and intervention.

Cultural values and religious beliefs play a substantial role in adolescent development. This collection is a timely addition to the literature on human development from a cultural-contextual perspective, and will interest scholars and professionals interested in basic developmental processes, adolescent social psychology and the sociological and psychological dimensions of religion.

This volume provides a different perspective on the global changes that have transformed school-to-work transitions since the 1970s.

Cultural values and religious beliefs play a substantial role in adolescent development. This collection is a timely addition to the literature on human development from a cultural-contextual perspective, and will interest scholars and professionals interested in basic developmental processes, adolescent social psychology and the sociological and psychological dimensions of religion.

This volume provides a different perspective on the global changes that have transformed school-to-work transitions since the 1970s.

Theories of infant cognition have radically transformed over the span of less than a century. In Early Childhood Development and Later Outcome, Sabina Pauen presents essays reflecting cutting-edge research on infant developmental psychology and on the profound consequences of early childhood development for future achievement.

The book considers what is special about adolescence and what is known about the risk factors for psychosocial problems in this age period.

Socialization tends to be viewed within the confines of a particular geographical or cultural situation. The multi-national list of contributors brings an international perspective to the problem of socialization to work and to adult life, while at the same time emphasizing the common issues that face youth around the world.

This book is concerned with the question of how families matter in young people's development - a question of obvious interest and importance which has serious policy implication. A series of key current topics concerning families are examined by the top international scholars in the field.

This book is concerned with the question of how families matter in young people's development - a question of obvious interest and importance which has serious policy implication. A series of key current topics concerning families are examined by the top international scholars in the field.

This volume examines the potential for change during the life course and across generations by addressing the possibilities for promoting healthy development from infancy to adulthood in three key domains: human capital, partnership behavior, and child and adolescent development.

Using both comparative evidence and case studies, this volume illustrates the common needs of youth throughout the world, despite the highly varied socio-cultural circumstances in which they develop, and makes a case for the role of youth as creative social assets and positive forces for social change.

Career burnout has long been recognized as a crucial problem for people who work in human services. This 2009 volume reviews much research in the field, providing varied and integrative analyses of burnout, notably in the teaching profession, along with the identification of the primary causes and consequences.

In Preparing Adolescents for the Twenty-First Century: Challenges Facing Europe and the United States, experts address the question of how countries can produce well-educated, healthy, and productive youth. They describe the theory, design, and implementation of innovative comprehensive education and health approaches.

Socialization tends to be viewed within the confines of a particular geographical or cultural situation. The multi-national list of contributors brings an international perspective to the problem of socialization to work and to adult life, while at the same time emphasizing the common issues that face youth around the world.

Using both comparative evidence and case studies, this volume illustrates the common needs of youth throughout the world, despite the highly varied socio-cultural circumstances in which they develop, and makes a case for the role of youth as creative social assets and positive forces for social change.

This volume examines the potential for change during the life course and across generations by addressing the possibilities for promoting healthy development from infancy to adulthood in three key domains: human capital, partnership behavior, and child and adolescent development.

Research clearly indicates that ethnic groups differ significantly on levels of mental and physical health, antisocial behavior, and educational attainment. This book focuses on the role of ethnicity in explaining group differences across a variety of social and psychopathological problems.