Teaching Challenges in Secondary Schools

This case study book represents current areas of interest in Educational Psychology embedded within current challenges teachers face in today’s middle and high school classrooms.

Alyssa R. Gonzalez-DeHass received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Florida in 1998, she has been publishing in the area of student motivation since receiving her doctorate. Her research interests lie in the areas of students' achievement goals, parent involvement, school-community partnerships, and the case study method to teaching educational psychology.

Part I: Human Development Case 1: Adolescent Cliques: To Belong or Not to Belong? Case 2:Internet Plagiarism Case 3: Academic Honesty Case 4: Cyberbullying and Adolescent Identity Part II: Individual Differences and Diversity Case 5: Gender Equity: Encouraging Female Students in Science Case 6:Teaching Students with Special Learning Challenges Part III: Learning Theories Case 7: Cell Phones in Class: Problems with Texting Case 8: Adolescent Relationships and the Power of Social Media Case 9: Grade Grubbing: Complaining and Arguing About Grades Part IV: Motivation Case 10: Encouraging Girls Confidence in Math Case 11: Stressed Out: Dealing with Academic Pressure in High School Part V: Classroom Management Case 12: The Role of the Teacher: Can Students and Teachers Be Friends? Case 13: Responding to Students' Backtalk and Disrespect Case 14: Encounters with Difficult Parents Part VI: Instructional Approaches Case 15: Making the Most of Academic Learning Time Case 16: Meaningful Authentic Learning: Finding the Funding Part VII: Assessment and Evaluation Case 17: Meaningful and Fair: Grading Subjective Assessments