Traces Donald Super's theory of career development, studies modifications in Super's conceptualization of life stages, and notes changes in the definition and conception of the career construct. Includes 63 references. (JOW)

Speculates on gay and lesbian identity formation as individuals progress through Super's life stages. Notes that there is a dearth of empirical research on the impact of gay/lesbian identity development on the completion of career stages. (SK)

Examines differences in quality of effort and self-reported gains students make in academic and personal/social development. Results indicate that students invested more effort in writing, science applications and procedures, and college housing as freshmen, but invested more effort in the library and social interactions as seniors. (JPS)

Adolescence and old age are both stigmatized as pre- and postadulthood transition periods, each forming a biopsychosocial subculture. Age is one of eight cultural identity systems, with ethnicity, race, gender, family, vocation/avocation, religion, and health/disability. (SK)

Conducted year-long examination of student culture at small, private, four-year liberal arts college. Examined five phases of student life: pre-freshman; first-semester freshman; second-semester freshman, sophomore, junior; junior and senior; and exiting senior. Findings suggest that assessing which phase students are in may aid in tailoring…

Contends that deficient social skills may be primary contributor to chronic loneliness during adolescents and that inability to monitor and reflect on behavior may promote development of social, affective, and behavioral problems characteristic of chronic loneliness. Sees some instances of chronic loneliness being understood in terms of…

This commentary on the article by Demetriou et al. in this monograph focuses on three problems in neo-Piagetian theory, namely, the problems of (1) developmental domains; (2) reflective abstraction, or metacognition; and (3) representation, which involves considerations of what knowledge consists of, how it emerges, and how it relates to reality.…

Attempts to clarify issues related to three problems in neo-Piagetian theory, namely, the problems of developmental domains; reflective abstraction, or hypercognition; and representation, or knowledge. Concerning domains, answers three questions: (1) What is a domain?; (2) How are domains identified?; and (3) What happens to domains as they…

Examines the stages of children's social development, from solitary play, to parallel play to friendship. Offers ways to help children progress toward friendships. (HTH)

Gersten, Jordan, and Flojo (in this issue) provide the beginnings of an essential bridge between basic research on mathematical disabilities (MD) in young children and the application of this research for the early identification and remediation of these forms of learning disability. As they acknowledge, the field of MD is in the early stages of…

Recently, experimental economists have become increasingly interested in behaviors relating to morality, and one of the main tools for examining these issues has been game theory. Even though developmental psychologists have investigated similar topics for decades, this research has found little resonance. Similarly, economists have only recently…

The challenges of developing potential to achieve high-level performance in music are considerable. Furthermore, research is increasingly emphasizing the multidimensional and dynamic construction of talent, along with an awareness of the central role of psycho-behavioural factors in the realization of potential. Moreover, in order to achieve…

In a previous study, Parisse suggested that subject dislocations in French language (e.g. "la fille "elle" dort") could be considered as a marker of morphosyntactic development in children with normal language development. The present study aimed to develop this proposition and to confirm it with experimental data, more…

By definition, adolescence begins with the onset of puberty (often starting earlier now) and ends when adult responsibilities are assumed (often starting later). This is a very long period of enormous change and rapid growth, physically, socially, sexually, cognitively, emotionally, motivationally, and morally. Adolescents are moving from…

"Play school" is an icon of Australian children's television and an important part of Australian life--this programme, perhaps more than any other, has taken and continues to take centre stage in our living rooms and social worlds as young children. "Play school" is invested with an enormous amount of cultural capital and hence…