1. ADOLESCENCE, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
UNIT
4.2
Margaret Jepson,
Barbara Walsh and Tony Turner
From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

2. OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit you should be able to:
describe and understand some of the physical differences between pupils during adolescence
appreciate the effect of external pressures and influences on pupils’ behaviour and identify some implications of these differences for teaching and learning
discuss healthy eating and the role of the school in promoting this ideal.
From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

3. ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
physical maturation
puberty
environmental factors
socio-economic factors
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4. DIET, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Background
Developing strategies to address obesity
Eating habits
Physical activity
Moving forward
From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

5. FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read:
Jepson, M., Walsh, B. and Turner, T. (2009) ‘Adolescence, health and well-being’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge.
From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

6. FURTHER READING
Tanner, J.M. (1990) Foetus into Man, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009