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Dixon, Janice W.; Hudson, Lynne M. – 1982
Factors which aid an individual's progression from one stage of moral reasoning to another remain a mystery. Theorists suggest that intraception, defined as a predominance of feeling, fantasy, and aspirations (connoting a humanistic outlook and an ability to develop role-taking skills) as opposed to a down-to-earth, skeptical attitude, may be an…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Stages, Higher Education, Individual Development
Guiora, Alexander Z. – 1982
Studies that attempt to clarify and test the Whorfian hypothesis, which states that the structure of one's language influences understanding of reality and behavior, are summarized. Both first language and second language behaviors were investigated in order to determine interactions between language behavior and personality development. Ability…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Language Acquisition, Language Role
Soviet Education, 1974
This issue, devoted to early childhood education, including day-care centers and kindergartens, contains an historical review, a statement on the current controversy over the status of sixth graders as preschoolers and several articles from two child psychologists on child development. (JH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Education, Day Care, Developmental Psychology
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Tomlinson-Keasey, C.; Keasey, Charles Blake – Child Development, 1974
The hypothesized central role of cognitive development in resolving moral dilemmas was examined in sixth grade and college-age females. Results indicated that sophisticated cognitive operations are a prerequisite to advanced moral judgments. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Gordon, Ira J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Learning
Bekerman, Roslyn, Comp. – 1980
This preliminary edition of the International Directory of Child Development Research includes listings for 45 nations. Entries are grouped in the following sections: intranational organizations, international organizations, private institutes, and handicapped children. Names of contact persons, addresses, and institutional affiliations are…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Health, International Organizations
Hicks, Dale A.; Mathis, Andrew G. – 1980
Personality theorists have suggested the critical importance of parenting characteristics on the development of a child's personality. Missildine's (1963) classification of parenting characteristics and their effects on the adult personality were investigated using an experimental measure, the Inner Child Inventory (ICI), to assess perceived…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Parent Child Relationship
Arkin, Robert M. – 1979
High social anxiety subjects switched from assuming greater personal responsibility for success than for failure to assuming greater responsibility for failure than for success when told that their attributions would be scrutinized by others. Low social anxiety individuals did just the opposite. Additional studies of response among high and low…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
SANFORD, NEVITT – 1967
THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION THAT IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT EDUCATION SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON DEVELOPING THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RATHER THAN ON IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT WAS DESCRIBED AS A PROGRAM CONSCIOUSLY UNDERTAKEN TO PROMOTE AN IDENTITY BASED ON SUCH QUALITIES AS FLEXIBILITY,…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Planning, Creativity
MINIUM, EDWARD W.; PLANT, WALTER T. – 1964
THE DATA FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES WERE USED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE DIFFERENTIAL NONINTELLECTUAL (PERSONALITY) CHANGES IN YOUNG ADULTS WHO DIFFERED MARKEDLY IN MEASURED ACADEMIC APTITUDE. THREE OF THE FORMER STUDIES WERE FOR A 2-YEAR TEST AND RETEST TIME PERIOD, AND TWO WERE FOR A 4-YEAR TEST AND RETEST TIME PERIOD. COMPARISONS OF NONINTELLECTUAL…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Change, College Attendance
CAMPBELL, BOYD, P., COMP.; WILLIAMS, HAROLD A., COMP. – 1968
AS PART OF ITS 1968 FILM SEARCH, THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION SENT A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE TO LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES, STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMERCIAL FILM COMPANIES IN ORDER TO LEARN WHAT ADULT EDUCATION FILMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OR…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship, Family Life
ERIC Clearinghouse on Early Childhood Education, Champaign, IL. – 1968
This document is the sixth in a series of six annotated bibliographies relevant to early childhood education. Its general subject is personality, and it includes three subdivisions: basic temperamental and motivational traits, attitude, and ego functioning. Each of the 15 abstracts included has been classified by general and specific subject, by…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Aggression, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development
1975
This program, in two sections, provides a concise introduction to Transactional Analysis (TA) and some practical applications for its use in the field of career development. Lectures and demonstrations show how Transactional Analysis techniques were used in initiating Career Development Programs with teachers, parents, and students. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Career Awareness, Career Development, Demonstration Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Curriculum Development Center. – 1969
This health curriculum guide, intended for use with children in grades four through six, contends that the school is in a unique position to supplement efforts by home and community in raising the levels of physical, mental, and social-emotional health for each child. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover observing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Media, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Honzik, Marjorie P.; Macfarlane, Jean W. – 1970
This is the latest in a series of reported findings for a Guidance Study which followed the same persons from infancy to age 40. The report focuses on: (1) how well the 50 men and 60 women subjects maintained their positions relative to I.Q. during the 22 years since they were last tested at age 18; (2) gains and losses in I.Q. over the 22 year…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences
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