Learning Objectives
- Identify the functions of education
- Explain the symptoms and impact of learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Identify factors that impact academic achievement
- Explain the functions of different levels of schooling
- Identify trends in teens working
- Explain career development according to Holland
Remember the ecological systems model that we explored early in the course? This model helps us understand an individual by examining the contexts in which the person lives and the direct and indirect influences on that person’s development. School and work become an essential component of a teen’s life. Parents, educators, and society contribute to teen’s experiences in school and work, as indicated by the ecological systems model through their interaction.
