Web Links (Referenced in Text Margins)

Critical Thinking
(http://www.criticalthinking.org/)

Self-Regulatory Learning
(http://www.valdosta.edu/~whuitt/psy702/files/selfreg.html)

An in-depth article on the nature of self-regulatory learning and its importance in achievement.

Values of American College Freshmen
(http://www.collegevalues.org/institute.cfm)

National Service Learning Clearinghouse
(http://www.servicelearning.org/)

Give Five
(http://www.independentsector.org/give5/givefive.html)

A good site for learning more about volunteering. Provides advice for volunteers and links to related sites.

Kids Who Care
(http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/6393/)

This Canadian website is maintained by youth to encourage service and leadership. Includes links to other related sites, mainly Canadian-based.

Volunteer Matching Online
(http://www.impactonline.org/)

At this site, individuals can be matched up with organizations who need helpers in various locations in the United States.

Moral Development and Education
(http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/index.html)

Explore a selected article of the month on moral development and education, as well as classroom practices, books, and other information.

Religion and Adolescents
(http://borg.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/winter95/Shaw.html)

The web site explores religion in the lives of adolescents as portrayed in a number of fiction books.

Exploring the Psychology of Religion
(http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/)

Psychology of Religion Resources
(http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/psi/religion.htm)

Psychology of Religion Journals
(http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Psychology/Psychology_and_Religion/Journals/)

Schools for Adolescents
(http://www.search-institute.org/schools/index.htm)

The Search Institute's approach to improving schools for adolescents with information about developmental assets and what schools can do to build them. Examines what good middle schools do right.

National Center for Education Statistics
(http://nces.ed.gov/)

Provides educational statistics about a number of topics.

United States Department of Education
(http://www.ed.gov/)

Has information about many educational topics, including class size, disabilities, educational reform, and the U. S. government's educational policy.

Middle Schools
(http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed401050.html)

An ERIC Clearinghouse report on middle schools that explores ways to improve education in early adolescence.

Reducing the Dropout Rate
(http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/9/c017.html)

An extensive analysis of strategies for reducing the drop-out rate examines a number of specific programs designed to reduce school drop-out rates.

High School Education
(http://www.askeric.org/Eric/)

This connection will take you to the Search ERIC database. Type in the words "high school education" and you will be able to access information about a number of articles on this topic.

Exploring Career Development
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric)

Abstracts of articles on career development in the ERIC database. Just type in "career development" in the window.

School-to-Work Transitions
(http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/transition/)

Career Planning
(http://www.mapping-your-future.org/planning)

Explore many aspects of career planning.

Career Developmental Quarterly
(http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0JAX/mag.jhtml)

Occupational Outlook Handbook
(http://www.bls.gov/oco/)

Girls and Careers
(http://www.womenswork.org/girls/careers.html)

The Working Adolescent
(http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/n/x/nxd10/adolesce.htm)

Explore the balancing act between work and school that many adolescents experience; links to related web sites are provided.

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