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Schools and Development.
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Entwisle, Doris R.; Stevenson, Harold W. – Child Development, 1987
Introduces this thematic issue of CHILD DEVELOPMENT which addresses schooling and child development. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research, Influences
Affective Processes and Academic Achievement.
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Feshbach, Norma Deitch; Feshbach, Seymour – Child Development, 1987
Data indicate that for girls, affective dispositional factors (empathy, depressive affectivity, aggression, and self-concept) are intimately linked to cognitive development and academic achievement. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Preadolescents
Schooling and Cognitive Development: Is There a Season for Learning?
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Heyns, Barbara – Child Development, 1987
Reviews the literature on the effects of summer programs, and offers a reinterpretation of the role of summer learning in cognitive development. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Cognitive Consequences of Contrasting Pedagogies: The Effects of Quranic Preschooling in Morocco.
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Wagner, Daniel A.; Spratt, Jennifer E. – Child Development, 1987
Results indicate specific and positive effects of Quranic schooling on serial memory but not on other memory or cognitive tasks. These findings replicate earlier reports that Quranic schooling affects specific (and not general) memory skills. (PCB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Memory
The Impact of Cumulative Change in Early Adolescence.
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Simmons, Roberta G.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
The impact of experiencing multiple life changes in early adolescence was studied. Subjects were students followed from sixth to seventh grade and variables analyzed were self-esteem, academic grade-point average, and participation in extra-curricular activities. (PCB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Grade Point Average, Individual Development
Dyads at Risk: Methadone-Maintained Women and Their Four-Month-Old Infants.
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Jeremy, Rita Jeruchimowicz; Bernstein, Victor J. – Child Development, 1984
Compares 17 methadone-exposed and 23 control four-month-old infants in interactions with their mothers. Results indicate that methadone is only one of several risk factors affecting interaction. Mothers rated poor in communication have poor psychosocial and psychological resources, and infants rated poor in communication showed problematic motor…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Mothers