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MYS5101 Adolescent Development
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:
This unit has two core aims, namely: (1) to strengthen the capacity of students to relate positively to young adolescents, particularly the reluctant adolescent, and (2) based on key successful middle years' behaviour management practices, to develop further the student’s personal repertoire of strategies for managing student behaviour, especially challenging behaviour. Focusing on the life tasks that characterise early adolescent development and understanding youth behaviour, this unit examines adolescent group dynamics, and explores the characteristics of effective teachers of young adolescents. Consideration is given to the psychological and social factors that affect youth identity, interpersonal power and negotiation, independence, conformity, alienation, values and aspirations.

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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009