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Applying Theories of Development: An Exercise for Teaching Adolescent Psychology

Teaching of Psychology · 1994 · 15 citations · 4 references

Concepts

EducationEducational PsychologyPsychologyAdolescent DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologySocial-emotional DevelopmentCharacter DevelopmentStudent Development TheoryYouth Development

Abstract

This article describes an exercise designed to help students in adolescent psychology better understand three theories of development by applying them to characters in a film, The Breakfast Club (Tanen, Hughes, & Hughes, 1985).

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