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Sadler-Smith, Eugene – Educational Psychology, 1997
Summarizes the results of a study of 245 university undergraduates and describes the range of individual differences in cognitive style within that sample. Identifies four broad categories: (1) cognitive personality elements, (2) information processing style, (3) approaches to studying, and (4) instructional preferences. Discusses the differences…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Style, Educational Psychology

Angell, G. Brent – Critical Social Work, 2000
Protective factors, needed for personal resilience, vary from culture to culture. Resilience in Native Americans is examined via an interview with a Native American social worker who quit her job over an ethical conflict. The interplay of self-concept, family, and culture in young people's development of protective factors is examined.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Coping, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences

DeHaan, Robert; Hanford, Russell; Kinlaw, Kathleen; Philler, David; Snarey, John – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Compares the effectiveness of three classes teaching ethical reasoning to high school students. The three classes were an introductory ethics class, a blended economics-ethics class, and a role-model ethics class taught by graduate students. Tests measured the ways students reason, feel, and act with regard to ethical-normative issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Beliefs, Ethical Instruction, Ethics

Taylor, John H.; Walker, Lawrence J. – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Recommends the application of cognitive-developmental theory with young offenders. The theory claims that moral reasoning can be developed through discussion with others. Summarizes a study where 40 young offenders participated in moral-dilemma discussions with another subject that differed in level of moral reasoning and peer status. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Ethical Instruction
Marsh, Herbert W.; Kleitman, Sabina – American Educational Research Journal, 2005
This study showed that working during high school had negative effects on 15 of 23 Grade 12 and postsecondary outcomes such as achievement, coursework selection, educational and occupational aspirations, and college attendance. These effects were found with control for background variables and parallel outcomes from Grades 8 and 10 based on the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Employment, Part Time Employment, Grade 8
Ruiz, Elizabeth – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2005
Traditional personality theories do not consider the impact of culture on personality development. Yet, to provide culturally relevant services to the increasing Hispanic population in the U.S., more culturally relevant theories must be identified. This paper presents Relational Cultural Theory (RCT) as an alternative model to understanding…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic Americans, Personality, Personality Development
Graham, Steve; Cockriel, Irv – 1995
In response to the growing public interest in seeing that higher education institutions address the personal development needs of students, this study evaluated the personal and social growth of college students and introduced an index of personal and social growth of college students. The study used the new American College Testing Program's…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Role, College Students, Higher Education
Garnett, Paul D. – 1988
This responsibility education activity book for grades 5-10 offers a set of materials that reflect students' interests and motivation for values education. The book is built around three moral principles: (1) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Confucius, 513 B.C.); (2) "The end does not justify the means" (Immanuel Kant, "The…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Freeman, John Gregory; Balanchuk, Mary Lilian – 1994
This career education program for high-school students has been tested primarily with grade 11 students but is suitable for all students at the high school level. The program consists of five modules and a facilitator's manual--the student kit contains the five modules: (1) Self-explorations; (2) occupational choices; (3) supports for success; (4)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Yun, Hyun Sub – 1994
A Kantian model of moral development already tested on adolescents was further tested on normal and delinquent Korean adults. The model, based on the philosophy of Kant, starts its causality from the self, moves from the self to parental images, advances from parental images to duty and legality, and moves from duty and legality to a moral…
Descriptors: Adults, Causal Models, College Students, Constructivism (Learning)
Curry, Nancy E.; Johnson, Carl N. – 1990
This guidebook rejects a simplistic view of children's development of self-esteem in favor of a perspective that locates the concept in the larger contexts of children's social, cognitive, moral, and personality development. Part I concerns ways in which young children develop a sense of value. A general introduction to the concept of self-esteem…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Katz, Lilian G. – 1989
Current understandings of children's development suggest that a pedagogy is appropriate for young children if: (1) it is largely informal in structure; (2) attends to children's dispositional and emotional development and development of knowledge and skills; (3) is mainly intellectual rather than academic in focus; (4) balances individual and…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Widutis, Florence – 1985
Growth occurs when the need for change is recognized by the individual through self-analysis, and when measures to effect the change are self-initiated. In this course the student is actively involved at every step in self-evaluation, identifying problem areas in her or his relationships and environment, selecting topics and issues for research,…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Creative Thinking, Higher Education, Individual Power
Kazemek, Francis E. – 1985
Literature can be used in an elementary school curriculum to provide sound moral models for children. Through the exploration of moral problems and the adoption of the perspectives of others, children may begin to develop and refine their own morality. A male and a female morality may be identified in literature. The male morality--based on the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Ethics, Females
Forssen, Anja – 1979
The manner in which the traditional way of life and the traditional rituals of the Zaramo of Tanzania affect the personality development of Zaramo children and individuals in general was the focus of this preliminary study for an envisioned longitudinal program of research. Data was gathered during 1970 and 1974 in a typical traditional rural…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Dance