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Santrock Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
John W. Santrock
Social Contexts of Development
Schools, Achievement, and Work

Chapter Outline

  1. SCHOOLS
    1. Contemporary Approaches to Student Learning
    2. Schools and Developmental Status
      1. Early Childhood Education
        1. The Child-Centered Kindergarten
        2. Developmentally Appropriate and Inappropriate Education
        3. Early Childhood Education for Children Who Are Disadvantaged
      2. The Transition to Elementary School
      3. Educating Adolescents
        1. The Transition to Middle or Junior High School
        2. Effective Schools for Young Adolescents
      4. The Transition to College and Adult Education
        1. Transition to College
        2. Adult Education
    3. Educating Children with Disabilities
      1. Who Are Children with Disabilities?
      2. Learning Disabilities
      3. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
      4. Educational Issues
    4. Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity in Schools
      1. The Education of Students from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds
      2. Ethnicity in Schools
  2. ACHIEVEMENT
    1. Person/Cognitive Factors
      1. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
        1. What Are Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation?
        2. Self-Determination and Choice
        3. The Role of Rewards
        4. Developmental Changes
        5. Evaluating Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
      2. Attribution
      3. Self-Efficacy
      4. Goal-Setting, Planning, and Monitoring
    2. Cultural, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Variations in Achievement
  3. CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND WORK
    1. Career Exploration
      1. Developmental Changes
      2. Personality Types
      3. Values and Careers
      4. Monitoring the Occupational Outlook
      5. The Skills Employers Want
      6. Finding the Right Career
    2. Career Development, Work, and Retirement
      1. Work
      2. Careers, Work, and Leisure in Middle Adulthood
        1. Job Satisfaction
        2. Career Challenges and Changes
        3. Leisure
      3. Work in Late Adulthood
      4. Retirement
        1. Retirement in the United States and Around the World
        2. Adjustment to Retirement








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