1. KURT LEWIN’S THEORY OF ADOLESCENCE Karina Fernández Leonel Sierra

2. Transition of a groupmembership Adulthood Responsibility Identity Commitments Rebellious attitudes Vulnerability Hormonal changes Childhood

3. “Lewin’s Life Space” The life space consists of all events in our past, present and future that help shape and affect us. Each of the events helps determine our behavior in any given situation we are in. The life space also consists of a person’s needs in interaction with the psychological environment

4. Social factors of development Social history Goals Experiences Social class Family structure Formal education Religion ideologies Informal education Culture Political ideologies The adolescent doesn’t belong completely to any group: Not children nor Adults

5. “Individual development” Lewin was interested in people individually instead of in a group. Lewin also proposed a basic state of equilibrium between the person and the environment. Lewin promoted sensitivity training for educators and parents to reduce conflicts. Lewin focused mainly on social problems that affect how a person lives and works. Lewis also proposed a basic state of equilibrium between the person and the environment.

7. Adolescents are vulnerable to persuasion, seduction, and group pressure, teachers must provide a safe environment based on respect

8. Communication between teacher and students promotes confidence in the students and helps the teacher to understand students needs

10. Teachers must treat the adolescents patiently with more understanding of what goes in to their life, if they allow you to ask personal questions, ask them what they want to answer.

11. Listen to them

12. Don’t treat them like an old child