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1. Handbook of Research on Schools, Schooling and Human Development

   Edited by Judith L. Meece, Jacquelynne S. Eccles

   Children spend more time in school than in any social institution outside the home. And schools probably exert more influence on children’s development and life chances than any environment beyond the home and neighbourhood. The purpose of this book is to document some important ways schools...

   Published May 26th 2010 by Routledge
2. Organized Activities As Contexts of Development

   Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs

   Edited by Joseph L. Mahoney, Reed W. Larson, Jacquelynne S. Eccles

   School-aged children in the U.S. and other Western nations spend almost half of their waking hours in leisure activities. For some, out-of-school time is perceived as inconsequential or even counterproductive to the health and well-being of young persons. Recently, however, there has been a...

   Published January 4th 2005 by Psychology Press
3. Contextual Influences on Life Span/life Course

   A Special Issue of Research in Human Development

   Edited by Jacquelynne S. Eccles

   This special issue covers different aspects of life course development. The central argument of the first paper is that human development should be viewed as the product of the interpenetration of cultural and biological processes. The following article outlines how current sociology constructs...

   Published June 3rd 2004 by Psychology Press