Adolescence, Canadian Edition, 2nd edition

Adolescence by Ian McMahan and Susan Thompson, combines rigorous, scientific coverage of adolescent development research with a scholarly yet enjoyable narrative style that is rarely found in textbooks. 

When reading the text, listening to lectures, or engaging in classroom discussions, students often have an “aha!” moment when they recognize some tidbit of teen behaviour or thinking that most have so recently left behind. Having a Canadian context to the research and theories means that the text becomes that much more meaningful to these young adults, many of whom will go on to work with teens living in Canadian cities, towns, and rural enclaves. And the addition of material on emerging adulthood means that the text goes beyond adolescence to directly address the current concerns of students in the class.