The development of ethnic identity is a critical facet adolescence, particularly for adolescents color. In order to examine the developmental trajectory identity, African American, Latino and European American early middle (N = 420) were assessed over 3 years. Two components assessed--group-esteem was found rise both adolescents; exploration rose adolescents. Americans lower in group-esteem but have greater increases than Americans, across school transition. course during role context,...

This study examined the effects of normative school transition (n = 580) during early adolescence on self-system and perceived peer social contexts poor, black 161), white 146), Latino 273) youth in public systems 3 eastern urban cities. The results revealed negative affective behavioral domains self-system. These declines self-esteem, class preparation, grade-point average (GPA) were common across race/ethnicity gender. Concurrently, was to be associated with changes contexts. Daily hassles...

The development of competencies known as 21st-century skills are garnering increasing attention a means improving teacher instructional quality. However, key challenge in bringing about desired improvements lies the lack context-specific understanding teaching practices and meaningful ways supporting professional development. This paper focuses on need to measure social quality processes contextualized manner. We do so by highlighting efforts made develop classroom using Teacher...

In this paper, we argue that attempts to change social settings have been hindered by lack of theoretical advances in understanding key aspects and how they work a dynamic system. We present systems framework for youths' settings. focus on three represent intervention targets: processes (i.e., patterns transactions between two or more people groups people), resources human, economic, physical, temporal resources), organization are arranged allocated). postulate these setting transaction with...

Abstract Developed and validated instruments for urban culturally diverse adolescents to assess their self‐reported transactions with family, peer, school, neighborhood microsystems the constructs of social support, daily hassles, involvement. The sample 998 youth were from schools in three Eastern cities high percentages economically disadvantaged youth. Data collected before after transition junior school or senior school. Blacks constituted 26%, whites Latinos 37% sample. Factor analyses...

Abstract The helping transactions that occur in group meetings have been theorized to be important therapeutic mechanisms within mutual‐help (or self‐help) groups. Hypothesized links between giving and receiving help psychosocial adjustment were examined a for individuals with serious mental illness (GROW). Participants' was assessed at two time points behaviors measured observational coding of weekly interactions during the period assessments. Frequencies used predict Time 2 after...

This study explored the effects of structural and experiential neighborhood factors developmental stage on antisocial behavior, among a sample poor urban adolescents in New York City. Conceptually empirically distinct profiles experience were derived from data, based measures perceived cohesion, poverty-related hassles, involvement organizations activities. Both measure census-tract-level hazard (poverty violence) showed relationships to behavior. Contrary expectation, higher levels behavior...

Abstract Examined the effects of normative school transition to senior high ( n =330) on self‐system and perceived peer social contexts poor, black =83), European American =115), Latino =105), Asian =27) youth in public systems three Eastern urban cities. The only negative effect was a decline grade point average (GPA). Concurrently, be associated with changes contexts. Across transition, students reported increased disengagement from (i.e., support extracurricular involvement) engagement...

What choices face middle managers when corporations engage in illegal behaviour? How do they balance pressures from top management against moral concerns? happens to them must decide whether or not report practices the government? Clinard examines these important questions a fascinating book based on detailed interviews with retired number of large (Fortune 500) corporations. 'The is organized well and highly readable...should inspire considerable theory research future.' -- Choice, January...

In this study we investigate the contribution of achievement in team sports to adolescent girls' self-esteem development. Adolescent girls ( N = 247) from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds were surveyed as part a larger investigating development poor urban youth. Participants responded items tapping global self-esteem, achievement, athletic self-evaluations. The results hierarchical regression analyses indicate that experiences early adolescence are positively associated with...

Seymour B. Sarason's innovative ideas have influenced much of my work. These same ideas-in particular, his concepts social settings, behavioral and programmatic regularities, the universe alternatives-also serve as foundation for an action science settings. Questions regarding theory, measurement, intervention, research design data analysis are central to development this science, there been recent innovations in each these areas. However, future challenges remain field. We must continue...

The transition to high school may serve as a race/ethnicity consciousness-raising experience that stimulates the development of one’s racial/ethnic identity depending on newcomers’ congruence with student body and staff, well their perceived social transactions new school. nature this was tested within samples poor, urban, Black, White, Latino students (n = 144). Racial/ethnic (group-esteem exploration) (academic hassles, participation, support) were assessed at end both year prior year....

Presented a description and initial findings from the Adolescent Pathways Project (APP). There is dearth of developmentally ecologically anchored knowledge concerning adolescents, particularly poor ethnically diverse urban other than that they are at greater risk for behavioral, emotional, educational problems. As result, our ability to develop implement grounded prevention programs severely limited. The APP was intended fill this gap. Using an accelerated longitudinal design, examines...