Chapter Outline

The Story of Cleveland Wilkes

Adolescent Cognition

• Piaget's Theory
• Adolescent Egocentrism
• Information Processing
  • Memory
  • Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Self-Regulatory Learning

Values and Religion

• Values
• Moral Education
  • The Hidden Curriculum
  • Character Education
  • Values Clarification
  • Cognitive Moral Education
• Religion
  • Developmental Changes
  • Religiousness and Sexuality in Adolescence

Schools

• The Transition to Middle or Junior High School
• Effective Schools for Young Adolescents
• High School Dropouts
  • Dropout Rates
  • Reducing the Dropout Rate
• Cross-Cultural Comparisons

Career Development and Work

• Career Development
  • Theories of Career Development
  • Exploration, Decision Making, and Planning
  • Sociocultural Influences
• Work
  • Sociohistorical Context of Adolescent Work
  • The Advantages and Disadvantages of Part-Time Work in Adolescence