Preparing Adolescents for the Twenty-First Century: Challenges Facing Europe and the United States (The Jacobs Foundation Series on Adolescence)

Early adolescence, a critically important developmental phase in the lives of young people, has been neglected in terms of its potential to prevent educational and health problems. Preparing Adolescents for the Twenty-First Century: Challenges Facing Europe and the United States attempts to address this neglect by focusing on cross-national perspectives and linking fundamental research on adolescent development to the challenges of preparing young people for adult life. This volume's contributors describe the theory, design, and implementation of innovative comprehensive education and health approaches. The contributors give serious consideration to increasing the positive influence of education in promoting literacy for a high-technology economy, healthy lifestyles, and responsible citizenship. Co-editor David Hamburg was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on September 9, 1996. Early Adolescence, A Critically Important Development Phase, Has Been Neglected In Terms Of Its Potential To Prevent Educational And Health Problems. Preparing Adolescents For The Twenty-first Century: Challenges Facing Europe And The United States Attempts To Address This Neglect By Focusing On Cross-national Perspectives And Linking Fundamental Research On Adolescent Development To The Challenges Of Preparing Young People For Adult Life. Serious Examination Is Given To Increasing The Positive Influence Of Education In Promoting Literacy For A High-technology Economy, Healthy Lifestyles, And Responsible Citizenship.--book Jacket. Foreword / Klaus J. Jacobs -- 1. Meeting The Essential Requirements For Healthy Adolescent Development In A Transforming World / David A. Hamburg -- 2. Adapting Educational Systems To Young Adolescents And New Conditions / Anthony W. Jackson -- 3. The Impact Of School Reform For The Middle Grades: A Longitudinal Study Of A Network Engaged In Turning Points-based Comprehensive School Transformation / Robert Felner, Anthony W. Jackson And Deborah Kasak [and Others] -- 4. Schooling For The Middle Years: Developments In Europe / Donald Hirsch -- 5. The Role Of The School In Comprehensive Health Promotion / Klaus Hurrelmann And Andreas Klocke -- 6. Education For Healthy Futures: Health Promotion And Life Skills Training / Beatrix A. Hamburg -- 7. Humbio: Stanford University's Human Biology Curriculum For The Middle Grades / H. Craig Heller And Mary L. Kiely -- 8. Education For Living In Pluriethnic Societies / Eugeen Roosens -- 9. The Economics Of Education And Training In The Face Of Changing Production And Employment Structures / Henri Nadel -- 10. School-to-work Processes In The United States / R. Marshall -- 11. Finding Common Ground: Implications For Policies In Europe And The United States / Ruby Takanishi. Edited By Ruby Takanishi, David A. Hamburg. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This book contains 11 papers based on presentations at a 1994 conference held in Marbach, Germany, and a 1995 conference in Geneva, Switzerland, focusing on frontiers in the education of young adolescents in European countries and the United States. The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Klaus J. Jacobs); "Meeting the Essential Requirements for Healthy Adolescent Development in a Transforming World" (David A. Hamburg); "Adapting Educational Systems to Young Adolescents and New Conditions" (Anthony W. Jackson); "The Impact of School Reform for the Middle Grades: A Longitudinal Study of a Network Engaged in 'Turning Points'-based Comprehensive School Transformation" (Robert Felner, et al.); "Schooling for the Middle Years: Developments in Europe" (Donald Hirsch); "The Role of the School in Comprehensive Health Promotion" (Klaus Hurrelmann, Andreas Klocke); "Education for Healthy Futures: Health Promotion and Life Skills Training" (Beatrix A. Hamburg); "HUMBIO: Stanford University's Human Biology Curriculum for the Middle Grades" (H. Craig Heller, Mary L. Kiely); "Education for Living in Pluriethnic Societies" (Eugeen Roosens); "The Economics of Education and Training in the Face of Changing Production and Employment Structures" (written by Henri Nadel and translated by Miriam Rosen); "School-to-Work Processes in the United States" (Ray Marshall); and "Finding Common Ground: Implications for Policies in Europe and the United States" (Ruby Takanishi). Name and subject indexes are included. (MN) The problem of world transformation provides a vital context for viewing adolescent development.