The Young Adolescent Learning

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Considers the social, cultural, cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and behavioral development of young adolescents from multidisciplinary, multicultural, and applied perspectives. Students will explore how to create learning environments and social contexts that support cognitive and developmental processes. Through a critical inquiry process, students will learn theoretical perspectives and empirical research on young adolescent development as they create an understanding of the factors that influence the social contexts in which practitioners and young adolescents exist.