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Fu, Victoria R.; And Others – 1984
A developmental interactionist model for promoting social competence is proposed. It is argued that personal and social resources present in infancy are expanded, refined, and hierarchically reorganized continuously throughout the life-span as a function of development and experience. Social competence is seen as the result of integrating and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Children
Boyd, Tamsen J. – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
The author of this paper, a primary educator at Jack Jackter Elementary School in Colchester, Connecticut, describes several activities teachers can use to enhance character development lessons and help put children on track for becoming problem-solving citizens both in school and in society.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Young Children, Values Education
Richardson, Rita C.; Evans, Elizabeth T. – 1994
This paper examines the use of corporal punishment in public schools. It presents a brief history of corporal-punishment practices and explains why corporal punishment remains a legal means of control in the schools of 23 states in the United States. Opponents of corporal punishment argue that it should be abolished from schools because it models…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution
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Collins, Tyresha Watts; Hatch, J. Amos – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1992
To support and guide young children's social and emotional growth, teachers can (1) model social behavior; (2) establish environments that encourage positive social exchange; (3) encourage children to become aware of the consequences of their behavior; (4) help children produce acceptable behavior; and (5) encourage children's development of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
Wayson, William W.; Pinnell, Gay Su – 1982
To understand and deal with student behavior, we must understand that most behavior is caused by objects and events in the world around the student; that students have learned personal ways of relating to those objects and events; and that in a setting like a school it is easier and more productive to alter those objects and events than to change…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns