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Webb, Thomas E.; Oski, Frank A. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anemia, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Bloom, Michael; Freedman, Mervin – New Directions for Higher Education, 1973
How better understanding of one's own childhood and education can make one a better teacher, and how planners should take account of the personality needs of faculty members in designing institutional changes. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Change, Educational Planning, Higher Education
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Devereux, Edward C.; And Others – Child Development, 1974
Six hundred preadolescents, half from kibbutzin and half from classrooms in Tel Aviv, were asked to describe the frequency of certain socializing behaviors of their parents, peers, teachers, and caregivers. Implications for personality development are discussed. (ST)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Discipline, Elementary School Students, Parent Child Relationship
Finney, Ben C.; Van Dalsem, Elizabeth – J Counseling Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Effectiveness, Gifted, Group Counseling
McClain, Edwin W.; Andrews, Henry B. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Motivation
Hildreth, Gladys J.; And Others – 1976
This paper explores the concept of child abuse. The analysis begins by explaining the problems evident in defining child abuse, and presents the historical development of child abuse prevention. A theoretical discussion on personality development is also included. The second section of the paper describes results of a research project designed to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Child Abuse, Children
Rickarby, Geoff – 1980
Theories furthering understanding of the effects of child rearing practices on psychiatric disturbance are briefly reviewed. Particular attention is given to family dynamics, the double-bind hypothesis, and the development of schizophrenia and related border line syndromes that lead to psychotic phenomena. The issue of child rearing practices is…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders
Lockett, Danuta Wal – 1980
This study investigated the relationship between levels in Piaget's hierarchy of cognitive development and Loevinger's model of ego development. The data were examined for indications of cognitive prerequisites for development of ego levels. Sixty women, 30 in each of two age groups (18-21 and 35-47) were administered the chemicals and correlation…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Liljestrom, Rita – 1980
Attempts to trace historical changes in the relationship between adults and children from pre-industrial times in Europe to the European present are made in this essay. Topics discussed include: (1) brief childhood in pre-industrial society; (2) the discovery of childhood by the bourgeoisie; (3) the reproduction of the proletariat; (4) the…
Descriptors: Change, Cultural Influences, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Eckstein, Daniel; Tobacyk, Jerome – 1978
The relationship between birth order and how a person deals with death is investigated. Both theoretical and empirical evidence indicates that birth order influences how a person deals with life tasks. First-borns appear more achievement-oriented than their younger siblings, as exemplified by the fact that disproportionately greater numbers of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Birth Order, Death, Existentialism
BINKLEY, M. EDWARD – 1968
SCHOOL ENTRANCE VARIABLES AFFECT LATER STUDENT PERFORMANCE. THIS STATEMENT WAS STUDIED BY ANALYZING THE EFFECTS OF CHRONOLOGICAL AGE AND READINESS LEVEL AT SCHOOL ENTRANCE AND SEX AND RACIAL DIFFERENCE (WHITE AND NEGRO) ON THE FOURTH-GRADE ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONALITY ADJUSTMENT OF 1,110 PUPILS OF 39 SCHOOLS LOCATED IN CULTURALLY DEPRIVED AREAS OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Elementary School Students, Personality Development
Leinhardt, Gaea; And Others – 1976
The authors provide in this study a paradigm for the systematic investigation of autonomy in education by reviewing the thinking and research on autonomy in philosophy, education, and psychology, all of which define, analyze and value autonomy in different ways. Significant issues surrounding autonomy and strategies for dealing with them are…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Fundamental Concepts
Duska, Ronald; Whelan, Mariellen – 1975
This book discusses the moral development theories of Piaget and Kohlberg and presents practical applications of these theories for teachers and parents. The author's purpose in writing the book is to present an exposition of the work of these men to the general reading public. Chapter titles are Introduction to Developmental Theories, presenting…
Descriptors: Child Development, Egocentrism, Individual Development, Interpersonal Relationship
Guinan, James F. – 1970
This discussion entails some notions on the nature of creativity, the process of authentic risk-taking, and the person of the counselor in creating and taking risks. Technique is the impediment to creativity in counseling. The person who functions as an effective counselor functions from within, relying on the same resources from which flows…
Descriptors: Counseling, Creativity, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
Lynn, David B.; Cross, Amy R. – 1970
An experiment was conducted to test the theory that young boys prefer the companionship of their fathers in play activities to that of their mothers, while young girls have no particular preference. It was hypothesized that a boy has this preference because he has been cared for primarily by his mother, and his discovery of sex-identity leaves him…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Identification (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role
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