ADOLESCENCE, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING UNIT 4.2 Margaret Jepson, Barbara Walsh and Tony Turner From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009
OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit you should be able to: describe and understand some of the physical differences between pupils during adolescence appreciate the effect of external pressures and influences on pupils’ behaviour and identify some implications of these differences for teaching and learning discuss healthy eating and the role of the school in promoting this ideal. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009
ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH physical maturation puberty environmental factors socio-economic factors From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009
DIET, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Background Developing strategies to address obesity Eating habits Physical activity Moving forward From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009
FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read: Jepson, M., Walsh, B. and Turner, T. (2009) ‘Adolescence, health and well-being’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009
FURTHER READING Tanner, J.M. (1990) Foetus into Man, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009