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Ryrie, A. C. – Educational Analysis, 1981
The author proposes that schools should do more to develop a sense of personal autonomy in their pupils. They should do more to identify and develop the full potential and varied abilities of pupils and should pay more attention to cooperative rather than competitive values. (CT)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Personality Development, Relevance (Education)
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Ziv, Avner; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1975
Moral judgments of Israeli and Soviet educated adolescents who had recently arrived in Israel were compared on a relativistic-realistic dimension, using a specially designed instrument - the Morality Shifting in Adolescence Questionnaire. Soviety educated adolescents were significantly more realistically oriented in moral judgment and in both…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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Unger, Rhoda K.; And Others – Journal of Social Issues, 1986
The world view of students was investigated, measuring covert causal assumptions about the relationship between the person and physical and social reality. The results indicate that people place themselves in particular intellectual arenas because of their preexisting ideology. Suggestions for further study are made. (PS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Epistemology, Ideology, Individual Development
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Herek, Gregory M. – Journal of Social Issues, 1986
Personal attitudes toward social issues help people meet their needs either through benefits received from the attitude object or the attitude's expression. The personality, situational, and domain characteristics likely to influence the functional value of attitudes are discussed. Strategies for changing attitudes are briefly considered. (PS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Ideology, Individual Characteristics, Personality Development
Gorsuch, Richard L.; And Others – 1972
The task group report presented in this publication is one of a series prepared by eminent psychologists who have served as consultants in the U.S. Office of Education-sponsored grant study to conduct a Critical Appraisal of the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. In order to achieve the goal of identifying important problems and areas for new…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Moral Development
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Langford, Peter E.; Claydon, Leslie F. – Educational Studies, 1989
Reports on the results of 2 studies that use a non-Kohlbergian approach to categorizing justifications for moral judgments by Australian subjects from 7 to 15 and from 7 to 21 years. These studies support the view that moral reasoning up to late adolescence is largely a product of socialization. (KO)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Research, Ethics, Foreign Countries
Kuhmerker, Lisa – 1971
This bibliography, consisting of five major topical sections, is introduced by a brief annotated listing of books appropriate for a first acquaintance with the field. Section I, Moral Development, is a comprehensive listing of books, articles, and theses in this growing field. The second and third parts, Values in Education, and Related to Values…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
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Rigby, K. – Journal of Moral Education, 1989
Examines recent studies from several countries that compared adolescent male and female attitudes toward authority. Reports that these studies do not support M. Emler and S. Reicher's (1987) assertion that delinquent behavior results from a failure to inculcate favorable attitudes toward authority through socialization. Finds the relationship…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Delinquency
Middleberg, Maurice I. – 1977
Various aspects of values education and experimental programs in the subject are collected in this annotated bibliography. It is intended to serve as an introduction to the field of moral education and student development during the college years. Forty books are included, but many are anthologies, and all of the major approaches to moral…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies, Books, Classroom Techniques
Davis, Laura; Keyser, Janis – 1997
Parenting is a journey, in which the parent grows and develops along with the child. Effective parents are competent, motivated learners who actively participate in the development of their parenting philosophy. By understanding themselves as individuals and as a team, and by patiently learning about their children through observing their…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs