Goals

  • Become aware of your perceptions of adolescence. 
  • Master the main concepts of adolescent developmental psychology. 
  • Develop a professional attitude and ethics appropriate to the audience you are dealing with (adolescents). 
  • Enrich your understanding of adolescent issues
  • Reflect on the role of school in developing students' psychosocial skills with a view to contributing to the creation of a positive school environment
  • Master professional language 

Content

  • Life-span approach in human development

  • Physical and cognitive development of adolescents

  • Emotional and moral development of adolescents

  • Adolescent issues

Exercices

  1. Preparation of the field activity

  2. Field activity : meeting with a group of teenagers

  3. Reflection on the field activity

The aim is to meet with a group of teenagers to find out how they perceive themselves, adults, school and society. This exercise will enable us to analyse today's youth culture using a set of questions and a pre-designed tool. Detailed instructions for the exercise will be provided during the first class and will be available on WebCampus.

Teaching methods

  • Interactive presentations

  • Case studies

  • Readings

  • Field meeting

Language of instruction

French