Learning to Be Adolescent / Margaret Lamberts Bendroth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bendroth, Margaret Lamberts, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adolescence--Japan--Case studies.

Adolescence.

Adolescence--United States--Case studies.

Adolescent psychology--Cross-cultural studies.

Adolescent psychology.

Middle school students--Japan--Conduct of life--Case studies.

Middle school students.

Middle school students--United States--Conduct of life--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2000]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The organization of middle schools and the practices of middle school teachers in Japan and the United States differ dramatically, Gerald K. LeTendre demonstrates in this compelling comparative study. Based on his long-term observations in Japanese and American schools and on analyses of curricula and classroom practices, the author describes what teachers, administrators, and counselors in each country believe about adolescent development. He explores how these beliefs are put into practice and how they affect adolescent development.In both nations, LeTendre observes, school personnel are extremely concerned with volition: the developing willpower of young adolescents. But while both Americans and Japanese believe that nurturing a young person's ability to use his or her will is crucial, they take very different approaches to dealing with expressions of will. LeTendre also finds conflicting expectations and theories about adolescent development within each system, and he investigates how these can lead to confusion and contradictory rules.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Foreword

Preface

A Note on Names

Acknowledgments

1 What Is Adolescence ?

2. Oak Grove and Kotani

3 The Common Problem of Responsibility

4 Puberty and Sexuality - Hormones, Energy, and Rebellion

5 Toward Maturity: Self-Control and Academic Goals

6 Managing Crises

7 The Disruptive Adolescent, Defiance, Delinquency and the Family

8 Creativity and Self-Expression

9 How Adolescence Gets Institutionalized

Conclusion: Adolescence, Self, and Life Course

Appendix i: Field Sites

Appendix 2: Glossary of Japanese Terms

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300147773

0300147775

OCLC:

1024006977