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Title Peer relationships and adjustment at school / edited by Allison M. Ryan, Gary W. Ladd
Published Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 307 pages)
Series Adolescence and education
Adolescence and education.
Contents pt. 1. Peer relationships : nature, process, and implications for school adjustment -- pt. 2. Practices and interventions that support positive peer relationships at school
Summary This volume brings together an impressive array of respected scholars to examine the varied and complex ways in which peers influence adolescents' beliefs and behaviors in the school context. The breadth of peer influence on academic and social adjustment is evident in the wide variety of topics covered in the present volume. Throughout the chapters, scholars provide unique insights regarding the complex ways that the academic and social spheres of adolescents' lives are interconnected. Collectively, the chapters in this volume expand current knowledge and theory in peer relations research by (a) exploring different types of peer relations (e.g., close friendships, peer groups) and different peer dynamics (e.g., popularity, bullying) that emerge in the school context, (b) examining different processes that explain why and how peers influence each other in school, (c) considering developmental issues during adolescence that may be critical to understanding peers and adjustment at school and (d) providing information about how teacher practices or programs influence peer relations and school adjustment. Peer Relationships and Adjustment in School is an important volume for researchers and practitioners interested in social development, peer relationships and youth engagement and achievement in school
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Student adjustment
Interpersonal relations in adolescence.
EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Social Disabilities.
Interpersonal relations in adolescence
Student adjustment
Peer-Group
Schule
Soziale Anpassung
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Form Electronic book
Author Ryan, Allison M
Ladd, Gary W., 1950-
LC no. 2012006588
ISBN 9781617358098
1617358096