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Cole, Charlotte F.; Lee, June H.; Bucuvalas, Abigail; Sirali, Yasemin – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2018
Children's media have the capacity to prepare young learners to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to contribute to a more peaceful world. Research suggests international coproductions of Sesame Street and other children's media efforts are linked to positive impact on how viewers perceive themselves and their own cultures, as…
Descriptors: Peace, International Education, Media Adaptation, Media Literacy
Campione-Barr, Nicole – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2017
The sibling relationship is unique in that it transforms across development from hierarchical in early childhood, to egalitarian by adulthood. The present article reviews the previous theorizing and research literature regarding how and why power, control, and therefore sibling influence, change over the course of the first couple of decades, and…
Descriptors: Sibling Relationship, Family Characteristics, Power Structure, Family Influence
McCoy, Kathleen P. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015
The purpose of this special issue is to provide readers with a greater awareness of the processes involved in dissemination, as well as existing supports that help disseminate and sustain evidence-based interventions. Although dissemination research is limited in most disciplines, it is particularly lacking in the social science field. Many…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Knowledge Management, Evidence, Intervention
Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Simpkins, Sandra D. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2013
The goal of this volume is to show how organized activities provide an ideal setting for developing a deeper understanding of peer relations, as well as offering a context for a more positive study of peers. The chapters in this volume focus on youth 10 to 18 years of age. In this introductory chapter we first describe the reasons why organized…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Extracurricular Activities, Team Sports, Art Activities
Levine, Michael H.; Vaala, Sarah E. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2013
Research about emerging best practices in the learning sciences points to the potential of deploying digital games as one possible solution to the twin challenges of weak student engagement and the need for more robust achievement in literacy, science, technology, and math. This chapter reviews key cross-cutting themes in this special volume,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Games, Educational Change, Best Practices
Hurtado, Aida; Silva, Janelle M. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
Multicultural education emerged from the political struggles of the 1960s and 1970s and advocated the inclusion of women and ethnic and racial groups in school curricula and children's media. Recently multiculturalism has evolved to include a critical perspective by focusing on stigmatized social identities such as race, class, sexuality,…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Popular Culture, Mass Media Effects
Bradshaw, Catherine P.; O'Brennan, Lindsey M.; McNeely, Clea A. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
There is an increasing awareness that school failure and early school leaving are processes, rather than discrete events, that often co-occur and can have lasting negative effects on children's development. Most of the literature has focused on risk factors for failure and dropout rather than on the promotion of competencies that can increase…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Educational Environment, Competence, Academic Achievement
Sullivan, Terri N.; Farrell, Albert D.; Bettencourt, Amie F.; Helms, Sarah W. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
We discuss how the five core competencies for healthy adjustment in adolescence (a positive sense of self, self-control, decision-making skills, a moral system of belief, and prosocial connectedness) are represented in theories of aggression and youth violence. We then discuss research supporting the relation between these core competencies and…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Competence, Decision Making
Yan, Zheng; Fischer, Kurt W. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2004
How do children and adults learn to use computers? What developmental processes are involved in learning to use computers? This chapter reviews current understanding of these issues and presents empirical studies demonstrating how to advance that understanding. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adult Learning, Children, Individual Development
Winston, Cynthia E.; Rice, David Wall; Bradshaw, Brandi J.; Lloyd, Derek; Harris, Lasana T.; Burford, Tanisha I.; Clodimir, Gerard; Kizzie, Karmen; Carothers, Kristin Joy; McClair, Vetisha; Burrell, Jennifer – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2004
Narrative theories of personality help elucidate the complexity of success. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Personality, Adolescents, Science Achievement, African American Students