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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 7/2019

04-05-2019 | Book Review

Mari Andrew: Getting There: A Workbook for Growing Up

New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2019, 176 pp, ISBN: 978-1-52476-161-5

Auteur: Chris Fradkin

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 7/2019

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Excerpt

In Getting There: A Workbook for Growing Up, author-illustrator Mari Andrew follows up her New York Times best-seller Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood (Andrew 2018), with a self-discovery program, to assist the reader on their journey to adulthood. Through Andrew’s prompts and templates—some drawn from Am I There Yet?—the reader can explore their feelings, thoughts, and insecurities through the medium of journaling and art. The program is premised on the value of journaling as a self-awareness-building tool. This premise is not new by any means. Studies show that journaling bolsters critical thinking skills (Bahmani 2016; Estrada and Rahman, 2014; Fakude and Bruce 2003; Naber and Markley 2017), increases cultural sensitivity and caring (Kuo et al. 2011; Ross et al. 2014), and encourages self-reflection (Epp 2008; Hwang et al. 2018; Shepherd 2006; Wedgeworth et al. 2017). …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Mari Andrew: Getting There: A Workbook for Growing Up
New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2019, 176 pp, ISBN: 978-1-52476-161-5
Auteur
Chris Fradkin
Publicatiedatum
04-05-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01031-0

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