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Students must post a completed fieldwork log to moodle
Completion of sequence one courses. ma students only.25 hours of fieldwork in
Secondary (grade 79 and 10-12)schools required,taken in same term as another
25hours in 0810-560 (english), 0809-513 (math), 0809-517 (science) or 0809-518
(social studies)

Examine the many dimensions of the adolescent experience. Development of adolescent gender, sexuality, intellectual, ethical growth, political, and social development are examined. Adolescent subjectivity is explored, with particular reference to use of popular culture and the construction of adolescence in popular media.

1. Develop an understanding of the developmental processes adolescents undergo including social, cognitive, and biological.2. Identify similarities and differences in growth and maturation patterns of adolescents.3. Gain an understanding of how environmental factors may influence adolescent development.4. Examine current issues affecting adolescents today including risk behaviors, media, and peer relationships.5. Apply research findings from the study of adolescent development to experiences in teaching, learning, and the classroom.6. Apply theory to teaching methodology and observation analysis.

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