School Adjustment
School Adjustment
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This book offers a thorough, up-to-date review of the literature on school adjustment, covering key processes involved in major educational transitions-from elementary (1st grade) to secondary (junior high) and high school. Adopting a preventive approach, it provides real-world examples of interventions aimed at promoting successful school adjustment, that would later lead to students' academic and personal flourishing. The book also discusses significant challenges that researchers, practitioners, and parents need to address. Readers will gain both a deeper theoretical understanding of the importance and process of school adjustment and practical guidance on how to foster it in diverse, real-life contexts. Perfect for educators, psychologists, and caregivers, this resource blends research with actionable insights to support student success.
- Explores the crucial role of school adjustment in modern society, emphasizing its importance for student success and well-being
- Provides a detailed understanding of key school transitions, offering strategies to support students and teachers in their adjustment
- Offers practical, real-world interventions for promoting school adjustment, with adaptable strategies for various educational settings
Reviews & endorsements
‘A school is a vibrant and complex system where academic expectations, personal drive, needs, and ambitions meet within a social milieu, and where adjustment to such a context is more than a matter of just ‘doing OK.' This volume goes beyond the surface of student adjustment to explore what it means for children and adolescents to flourish within the school environment. By exploring transitions and challenges, each chapter provides insight into how successful school adjustment fosters academic growth and wellbeing. With a practical and applied eye, this book offers rich perspectives that show a school environment can be a place that nurtures resilience and joy, laying the foundation for a lifelong capacity to thrive.' Kelly-Ann Allen, Associate Professor, Monash University
Product details
August 2025Paperback
9781009384223
368 pages
229 × 152 mm
Not yet published - available from July 2025
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgment
- List of tables
- List of figures
- 1. School adjustment: more than doing ok
- 2. What does the term 'School' stand for?
- 3. Flourish…?... In School…?!
- 4. Definition of school adjustment
- 5. Early screening for school readiness: is it possible?
- 6. Elementary school adjustment
- 7. Adjustment to middle school
- 8. Adjustment to high school
- 9. How should school adjustment be measured?
- 10. Expressions of school maladjustment.
