School Adjustment

Moshe Israelashvili published over 120 papers and co-edited several books, including: The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science (2017, Cambridge University Press), Youth Without Family to Lean On (2022, Routledge), and Prevention of Maladjustment to Life-Course Transitions (2023, Springer). He received the International Collaborative Prevention Research Award from the Society for Prevention Research; the Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention from the Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA-Div. 17); and the Lifetime Career Award from the International Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society (STAR).

• Foreword; Acknowledgment; List of tables; List of figures; 1. School adjustment: more than doing ok; 2. What does the term 'School' stand for?; 3. Flourish…?... In School…?!; 4. Definition of school adjustment; 5. Early screening for school readiness: is it possible?; 6. Elementary school adjustment; 7. Adjustment to middle school; 8. Adjustment to high school; 9. How should school adjustment be measured?; 10. Expressions of school maladjustment.

'A school is a vibrant and complex system where academic expectations, personal drive, needs, and ambitions meet within a social milieu, and where adjustment to such a context is more than a matter of just 'doing OK.' This volume goes beyond the surface of student adjustment to explore what it means for children and adolescents to flourish within the school environment. By exploring transitions and challenges, each chapter provides insight into how successful school adjustment fosters academic growth and wellbeing. With a practical and applied eye, this book offers rich perspectives that show a school environment can be a place that nurtures resilience and joy, laying the foundation for a lifelong capacity to thrive.' Kelly-Ann Allen, Associate Professor, Monash University