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| HDFS 61900 - Adolescent Development In Context |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a graduate level seminar of major issues concerning adolescents, with attention to a developmental perspective. The social ecology of adolescent development and an understanding of adolescents in their social contexts is emphasized. Prerequisite: Human Development & Family Studies majors only. Typically offered Spring.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Lecture Offered By: College of Health & Human Sci Department: Human Dev and Family Science May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will gain broad and accurate knowledge of the basic features of physical, cognitive, social, and psychological development during the middle and high school years. 2. Students will gain an understanding of how personal characteristics such as gender, socioeconomic status, and racial or ethnic background, as well as social contexts such as the family, peer group, school, and neighborhood, interact to affect adolescent development. 3. Students will develop the capacity to critically evaluate research or writings on adolescent development and behavior, based on social scientific theory and research on adolescence. |
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