1st Edition

COVID-19, the Great Recession and Young Adult Identity Development Shock-Sensitive Dynamic Ecological Systems Theory

By Bronwyn Nichols Lodato Copyright 2024
144 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a paradigm shift in the framing of identity development by advancing a new, shock-sensitive framework for diverse young adult identity development after high school. The author builds on the critical theoretical contributions of Urie Bronfenbrenner and Margaret Beale Spencer that highlight the person-context nature of development and the dynamic nature of vulnerability, risk,... Read more

1. What happens when the world stops? 2. The Role of Education in Society  3. Identity Development and Postsecondary Education  4. Study Design and Implementation  5. (Un)Stable Paths: Postsecondary Enrollment Experiences through the Great Recession and COVID-19  6. Dynamic Ecological Systems Theory of Identity Development—A New Paradigm of Shock—Informed Young Adult Identity Development Research 

Biography

Bronwyn Nichols Lodato is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education and the Department of African and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, USA.