Child and Adolescent Life Stories: Perspectives from Youth, Parents, and Teachers / Edition 1

by Katherine H. Voegtle, Marguerite G. Lodico

Overview

This supplement is appropriate for child and adolescent development courses in Education, Psychology, and Educational Psychology. It is also an essential desk reference for teachers, administrators, and school psychologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412905633
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/10/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Katherine H. Voegtle (Ph.D. and M.A. University of Cincinnati [Cognitive Psychology] and BS Northwestern University [Journalism]) is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at The College of Saint Rose. As a research scientist for the American Medical Association, she directed projects aimed at improving adolescent health and wrote policy papers on adolescent maltreatment and school-based sexuality education. She has co-authored several book chapters and journal articles on adolescence. She currently teaches courses in child and adolescent psychology, educational research, and educational psychology.

Marguerite G. Lodico (Ed.D. and M.Ed. University of Houston [Educational Psychology] and B.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook [History/Secondary Education]) is Professor of Educational Psychology at College of Saint Rose. She has served as Acting Dean of the School of Education and Department Chair of the department of Educational Psychology. She regularly teaches courses in child psychology, developmental psychology, and educational research. She was honored as the university’s “Faculty of the Year” in 1997 and 2003.

Table of Contents

1	Ben : having his way at preschool and home	1
2	Keisha : connecting across differences	13
3	Laura : exploring social and creative potentials in a six-year-old's life	23
4	Emily's world : nurturing a child with autism	33
5	Nicole and Brooke : homeschooled fraternal twins	43
6	Beth : finding her strengths	59
7	Edward : full of life and always moving	71
8	Frank : confronting change and taking a stand in middle school	81
9	Talisha : overcoming loss with a new family	95
10	Elena : surviving family problems	109
11	Hector : talking through troubles	125
12	Jaime : crossing cultures and celebrating life	137

Editorial Reviews

I think this is an excellent endeavor—well conceptualized and well executed. I would most definitely like to use this text in my undergraduate development classes.

Judith Rhoden

"The reader gains a full spectrum picture of child/adolescent development through to the colorful case examples presented in this book. It was a pleasure to discover that this book provides case examples that represent various racial/ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, religious preference, sexual orientations, and family backgrounds. Both students and teachers will gain a basic foundation in human development from this book as they read through the stories of these wonderful children and relate their cases to different developmental theories. "— Michelle L. White

Springer

This collection of stories provides some of the rich descriptive detail needed to put the complex process of development into perspective.

Miles Irving

These case studies allow the reader a glimpse at the individual, family, and community dynamics that go into making each child who he or she is. This text will make a wonderful supplement for courses dealing with child development, educational psychology, families, communities, and parenting.

Deanna Nekovei

This book is a welcome addition to the literature. As a reader one gets the sense that these cases are real. The authors do a great job of providing enough detailed information without overloading the reader. Such details allow the reader an opportunity to apply theory to real life examples. And, as a course instructor, these cases will provide me an opportunity to assess whether my students have a firm grasp of the concepts.

Karen M. Dutt-Doner

"The reader gains a full spectrum picture of child/adolescent development through to the colorful case examples presented in this book. It was a pleasure to discover that this book provides case examples that represent various racial/ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, religious preference, sexual orientations, and family backgrounds. Both students and teachers will gain a basic foundation in human development from this book as they read through the stories of these wonderful children and relate their cases to different developmental theories."

Springer - Michelle L. White