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Altshuler, Richard; Kassinove, Howard – Child Development, 1975
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Instruction, Persistence
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Patterson, Gerald R.; Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda – Child Development, 1984
The family-management skills of parents of seventh- and tenth-grade boys were related to each of two criterion measures of delinquency: police contacts and self-reported delinquency. The measures of parent monitoring and discipline were shown to correlate significantly with both criterion measures. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Discipline, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ruble, Diane N.; Nakamura, Charles Y. – Child Development, 1973
This study examined variables related to problem-solving approaches of young children, using the theoretical framework provided by Zigler and collaborators in their work on outerdirectedness. Four aspects of outerdirectedness were examined: developmental trends, different types of reinforcement, task difficulty, and pride in accomplishment. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Elementary School Students, Expectation