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Semmens (1990, p. 28) suggests that as a key social environment for the young person, it is a source of a 'redemptive pathway' towards adulthood. A good school can, therefore, help to provide a supportive environment in which positive development can be fostered. g. social relationships, which will be based on an understanding of adolescent development and peer networks. Good schools will work towards making school structures small, adults accessible, promote healthy peer relations, and allow authentic experiences of success and self-responsibility (Gregory, 1995).

MOVING TOWARDS ADULTHOOD WHAT MAKES FOR A S U C C E S S F U L T R A N S I T I O N INTO ADULT LIFE? Active planning for the future can be protective of mental health (Clausen, 1991). Adolescents who show a future time perspective are aware of the structure of the future and the relationship between their current activities and later outcomes. This, in turn, is associated with the family; where parents express interest and provide input, adolescents develop clearer and more positive plans (Pullikinen, 1990).

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