Voices of reason : adolescents talk about their futures over time / Steven B. Sachs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachs, Steven B., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers--United States--Life skills guides.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Vocational guidance--United States.

Teenagers--Vocational guidance.

Decision making in adolescence.

United States.

Decision making in adolescence--United States.

Genre:

Life skills guides.

Physical Description:

xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2002.

Contents:

Part II A Vivid Introduction to the H-Team Students 35

3 The Great Orator 37

4 Goes With the Wind 65

5 Pulling Teeth 79

6 A Balancing Act 93

7 Getting the Job Done 123

8 The (Com)passionate Communicator 141

9 Two Voices 171

Part III Discourse Analysis and Conclusion 185

10 Seeing Beyond the Talk 187

11 Conclusion: Implications for Research and Practice 239

Appendix 1 Selective Quantitative Findings from Early Questionnaire 245

Appendix 2 General Coding Categories 249

Appendix 3 Rules for Coding Future Talk 251

Appendix 4 Coder Instructions: Coding Future Talk 259

Appendix 5 Interviewer Discourse Codes: Examples 263

Appendix 6 Discussion about Reliability and Validity in This Study 267.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-276) and index.

ISBN:

0897898397

OCLC:

47717853