Adolescence and Education: General Issues in the Education of Adolescents (A volume in Adolescence and Education)

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Summary: Excellent Academic Scholarship
Review: This is the first volume of a a new book series on adolescence and education. Clearly, the series has excellent promise. This volume includes chapters by some of the nation's top scholars. The first chapter by Barbara Finkelstein on the history of adolescence/education is first-rate. Should be of great interest to all readers, particularly undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, education, and social science.

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Summary: Finally, a great look at American adolescence.
Review: This volume is the first on a new series on Adolescence and Education, edited by two renown professors, Frank Pajares of Emory University and Tim Urdan of Santa Clara University. This first book covers general issues and begins with a first-rate chapter from Barbara Finkelstein that provides an overview of the history of adolesncence from an American perspective. The Woolfolk, Midgley, and Kaufman chapters are superb. The book should be of interest to anyone interested in how modern scholars are conceptualizing adolescence in American society today.