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Peer reviewedWinfield, Evelyn – PTA Today, 1984
Books can help children develop a positive self-image and feelings of self-confidence. To aid in the development of a child's shades of self (personal, social, and ideal), a list of books is offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Personality Development, Self Actualization, Self Concept
Peer reviewedSchultz, Robert Arthur; Delisle, James R. – Roeper Review, 1997
Describes an action plan that is helpful for all students, including gifted students, to promote development of their individual Selves--their inner voices. Guiding precepts for a curriculum that leads to the educational good life for students are provided, and Deliberative Artistry, a process that promotes self-examination, is described.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Discovery Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Nadler, Relly; Luckner, John – 1998
Defining moments are situations that ask us to step forward in irreversible courses of action that shape our personal or professional identities. These moments of truth happen quickly and reveal something new about ourselves that had been hidden or only partially known. In a process known as "edgework," experiential educators and…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Learning Experience, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedZalewska, Marina – Journal of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, 1989
Discussed are principles of nonverbal therapy for deaf children with disorders in the development of self, and the possible existence of a relationship between lack of auditory experiences in deaf children and disorders in mother-child bonding. A case study presents a three-year-old deaf boy successfully treated through a nonverbal…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Case Studies, Deafness, Emotional Disturbances
Download full textCrouse, Kevin; And Others – 1981
This resource booklet presents information on self concept, its effect on students and teachers, and its treatment in the classroom. The first section covers self concept theories, characteristics of the self, personality theories and self concept, and the development of the self concept. The educational implications of self concept are discussed…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Concept Formation, Peer Relationship, Personality Development
Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self. 18 to 36 Months. Goddard Parenting Guides.
Pruett, Kyle D. – 1999
This book provides practical help for parents to enhance their toddler's growth and development. Chapter 1, "The Importance of Being Two," explains why toddlerhood is the best time for providing an emotional foundation. Chapter 2, "The Young Child's Brain and Mind," discusses how recent findings on brain development have…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Child Rearing, Competence
Weston, Denise Chapman; Weston, Mark S. – 1996
Noting that we are raising our children in a morally ambiguous world and we have to do more than just discipline them and hope for the best, this book is a manual for raising children who are emotionally and intellectually capable and confident, by means of play activities that imbue a sense of right and wrong. Each chapter of the manual begins…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Codes of Ethics, Consciousness Raising
