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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
Schoggen, Phil – 1984
Supporting earlier research evidence showing that participation in school activities is related to later positive cognitive, social, and personality development, the findings of this study suggest that the advantages for the well rounded development of the individual student in small schools--those graduating 150 or fewer students per year--may…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Extracurricular Activities, High School Seniors, Outcomes of Education
Vestberg, Palle; Johnson, Robert C., Ed. – 1989
The paper reviews research trends and findings on the development of personality in deaf individuals. The first section, "Adolescent and Adult Deaf Personalities," focuses on studies in the psychological literature that tend to promulgate stereotypical views of deaf people by reflecting researcher bias rather than researcher findings.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Development, Child Rearing
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Craft, Anna – Educational Studies, 1994
Reports on a study of views of friendship among 20 5- and 6-year-old British students. Finds that boys and girls were able to interpret friendships as transactions. Also finds differences between boys and girls on their understanding of "bad friends." (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Females
Tong, Liz; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
The follow-up study evaluated 37 girls and 12 boys (aged 5-19 years) who had been sexually abused an average of 2.6 years previously. Results found that, compared to control children, abused children had less confidence, fewer friends, more aggression, increased sexual awareness, and more behavior and academic problems. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems
Jones, Gerald P.; Dembo, Myron H. – 1986
Intimacy as experienced in best friendships was studied with respect to sex differences and sex roles, the development of components of intimacy in childhood and adolescence, and the possible interrelationship of intimacy and ego identity. Instruments included items from: (1) The Self-Perception Inventory; (2) The Gender-Role Assignment Scale; (3)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Measures, Androgyny, Children
Snegireva, T. V. – Soviet Education, 1990
Discusses a study of psychological development in 37 Soviet ninth and tenth grade students. Applies cluster analysis in categorizing types of self-determination in terms of subjects' estimation of their past, present, and future selves. Finds the most common pattern, a critical attitude toward childhood accompanied by moderately high…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cluster Analysis, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries