1st Edition
Adolescence in India An Interdisciplinary Perspective
List of Figures. Series Editors’ Note. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Adolescence for The Educational Space 2. Developmental Patterns and Processes 3. Social Contexts in Adolescence 4. Adolescence and Well-Being 5. Adolescent in the Classroom. Index.
Biography
Gomathi Jatin is Associate Professor at the Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (formerly, CEIAR), TISS, Mumbai, where she teaches and researches within the broader area of psychology. She is a teacher educator and her research areas and publications comprise the domains of adolescent psychology, psychology of learners, life-skills, and well-being.
Sybil Thomas is faculty at the Department of Education, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. She has been in the field of teacher education for over two decades with a short stint of administrative experience as a Principal of a College of Education. Her doctoral study was in the area of studying attitudes of adolescence towards educated and working women. She teaches courses related to the philosophical and sociological basis of education and e-learning. Her area of research centers around transformative pedagogies for developing agency, advocacy and social responsibilities.
