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Peer reviewedBurton, Grace M. – Childhood Education, 1986
Discusses the societal values and behavior patterns that Chinese preschools reinforce and instill in children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Influences
Moen, Phyllis, Ed.; And Others – 1995
Extending the work of behavioral scientist Urie Bronfenbrenner on the social and contextual factors influencing human development, this collection of essays, from scholars in a range of disciplines, shows how Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory and research have transformed the way many social and behavioral scientists approach, think about, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development
Peer reviewedHunt, J. McVicker – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Suggests that variations in the quality and type of infant care, in institutional and other settings in different cultures and social classes, can have influences on the long-term development of the child's rate, level, and type of cognitive development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Alexander, Theron – 1969
In a discussion of psychological development separate sections are devoted to (1) biological and cultural influences on development, (2) development in infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence, (3) physiological foundations of behavior, (4) motivation and cognitive development, (5) intellectual development, (6) imagination and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Biological Influences
Download full textWhiting, Beatrice B. – 1969
Settings influence children's behavior. There are three relevant aspects of a setting, the space and contents of the space, as in the set of a play, the cast of characters who are present on the set, and the activities which occur on the set involving the cast of characters. The author and her associates have studied children in Okinawa, the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Behavior Development, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes
Whiting, Beatrice B. – 1974
This paper reviews evidence obtained from an analysis of the behavior of 3 to 11 year olds as observed in natural settings in the six culture study and preliminary findings from observing the behavior of mothers and children in a variety of settings in Kenya. The definition of "modern" includes at least three separate indices--the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Behavior Development, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies
Brazelton, T. Berry; Greenspan, Stanley I. – 2000
Noting that although there have been admirable initiatives in public health, education, pediatrics, and the law to improve the lot of children, few have tried to identify the fundamental requirements of a healthy childhood, this book explores seven needs of infants and young children and their families that provide the fundamental building blocks…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Safety
