The uniqueness of Child and Adolescent Life Stories lies in the
multiple perspectives drawn from youth, their parents, and their
teachers. These perspectives provide a range of lenses through
which a student or beginning teacher may view child and adolescent
development. The complex processes of development occur within a
social context, and therefore a professional teacher,
administrator, or school psychologist will need to be able to view
developmental stages from youths' perspectives as well as from
their various social settings. The twelve cases in this book were
compiled from interviews and observations done with youth, their
parents, and their teachers. The cases were then written from
multiple perspectives, allowing the reader an opportunity to
understand the influence of family, school, and society on the
youths' development. Each case tells a youth's life story,
including the events and relationships that have influenced the
child and his or her cognitive, social, and emotional development.
The youth in these cases represent a cross section of ages and
socio-economic levels and exhibit diversity in their ethnic
backgrounds, religious/spiritual beliefs, gender, family
structures, and disabilities. The cases are intended to elicit
discussion on a wide range of issues in development. To this end,
this book explores many critical (and sometimes controversial)
topics, such as teen pregnancy, sexual orientation, disabilities,
child abuse, domestic violence, death of a parent, and more. This
will allow instructors the greatest possible flexibility in
supplementing their courses with life histories and cases. These
cases are the perfect illustration of the complexity of a full life
history. Key Features * Each case includes discussion questions and
research and classroom activities, allowing students to further
examine the issues presented in the case * Matrix organizes cases
by subject's socio-economic level, ethnic background, gender, etc.,
allowing instructors and readers to pinpoint the most relevant
cases for their study * "Connecting Across Cases" feature poses
questions that encourage students to consider developmental issues
in two or more cases * Cases cover the full range of development,
from ages 4 to 18, which mirrors the range covered in most child
and adolescent development courses and texts "This collection of
stories provides some of the rich descriptive detail needed to put
the complex process of development into perspective." -Miles
Irving, Georgia State University "This is an excellent
endeavor-well conceptualized and well executed. I would most
definitely like to use this text in my undergraduate development
classes." -Judith Rhoden, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
"These case studies allow the reader a glimpse at the individual,
family, and community dynamics that go into making each child who
he or she is. This text will make a wonderful supplement for
courses dealing with child development, educational psychology,
families, communities, and parenting." -Deanna Nekovei, Texas
A&M University This book is a welcome addition to the
literature. As a reader one gets the sense that these cases are
real. The authors do a great job of providing enough detailed
information without overloading the reader. Such details allow the
reader an opportunity to apply theory to real life examples. And,
as a course instructor, these cases will provide me an opportunity
to assess whether my students have a firm grasp of the concepts.
-Karen M. Dutt-Doner, Niagara University
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