Introduction to qualitative research methods, their philosophical underpinnings, and their implications for understanding human development. The focus will be on identifying, interpreting, and ...

Optimal nutrition during adolescence is fundamental for growth and development. Yet globally, adolescent populations have a triple burden of malnutrition: undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, ...

This course introduces students to the field of child and adolescent development by examining the application of various theoreical frameworks with the aim of understanding and promoting psychological ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Adolescence is a time of marked improvements in cognitive abilities, such as abstract reasoning, problem solving and creative thought. More generally, it is also an important developmental period for ...

The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, finds ample evidence that changes in brain structure ...

Globally, there is a crucial need to prioritize research directed at reducing neurological, mental health and substance-use disorders in adolescence, which is a pivotal age for the development of self ...

Bandipora organizsd a Training Programme on “Nutritional Empowerment of Adolescent Girls Through Balanced Diet Promotion” in ...

It's a responsibility most adolescents don't consider while in the process of growing up—how they are in charge of creating habits of living that will determine much of how they will probably behave ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...