Develops basic concepts of generalizability theory using hypothetical study of reliability of scores of vocational interest inventory. Asserts that generalizability theory makes it possible to consider all possible sources of unreliability simultaneously and to design optimal decision-making study. (NB)

Examined developmental differences in the acquisition and extension of an organizational strategy in 2 experiments involving 242 children in grades 3, 4, 5, and 7. Levels of performance were greater for sets of typical items than for sets of atypical items at all grade levels. (RJC)

Makes three arguments about prison education and its potential role in shaping the lives of students: (1) many criminals and most prisoners are different in some fundamental ways from their citizen peers; (2) education does not necessarily lead to change in behavior; and (3) prison education can have an impact on knowing, writing, and doing. (JOW)

Administered the Gesell Development Exam and the Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) to kindergarten graduates (N=80). Found the BBCS may be a better predictor of achievement from a current state of readiness. (Author/ABL)

Conducted research, based on Erikson's theory of identity development, to examine anorexic's progression through early stages of development. Results support the view that the negative aspects of development are clearly present in the anorexic. Findings have implications for school counselors. Introductory questionnaire on anorexia is appended.…

Recently, theorists have conceptualized justice and care as dichotomous orientations, each representing different gender and cultural perspectives. This article asserts that justice and care coexist in individual reasoning and development, are not gender- or culture-specific, and are fundamental and universal. Discusses implications for education…

Recognizes some of the limitations of the field of behavioral genetics, but argues that the methods employed in multivariate behavior genetics and developmental behavior genetics have become the dominant paradigms in the field. (MDM)

Supports Gottlieb's conclusion that developmental behavior genetics is unsuitable for analyzing developmental coactional processes because it does not concern itself with mechanisms through which genotypes are transformed into phenotypes. But maintains that modern behavior genetics provides an indispensable tool to analyze nonlinear epigenetic…

This article presents guidelines for providing individuals with severe disabilities with a wide range of personal choices. It provides a rationale for teaching all individuals to participate in meaningful choice-making; describes basic types of choices; and suggests ways to generalize choice-making skills across settings, times, and people. (DB)

College athletic participants and nonparticipants (n=651) were compared to determine whether participating in intercollegiate athletics affected self-esteem. College attendance was shown to have positive effect but was only significant in the senior year for participants. College athletic participation appeared to be one of many college…

Relates a preschool teacher's personal experiences and feelings about professional growth and development. Discusses the concept of professionalism, experiences illustrating the process of becoming a professional, negative aspects of professionalism, and the realization of professionalism. (TJQ)

Surveys of 76 community leadership programs in 1990 and 130 in 1993, participant observation, and 25 interviews found community members involved in leadership after program participation because of feelings of responsibility. They suggested better participant selection and attention to program length and design and noted that willingness to become…

Subtle signs of change to which continuing higher education must respond include the global interconnected network; replacement of linear, top-down thinking with interrelatedness and connection; human potential for higher levels of complexity and integration; the search for meaning and significance; and development of community--working and…

The developmental change from global toward dimensional classifications, usually observed in vision, was investigated in haptics with stimuli varying according to their size and roughness. Results indicated that, although more overall similarity classifications were observed in children than in adults, this kind of classification was never…

Ursuline College's core curriculum approaches the cognitive and ethical development of women through three anchors: (1) introductory seminar, focused on moving from received to subjective knowing; (2) introduction to culture, moving from subjective to procedural knowing through a wide variety of perspectives; and (3) culminating seminar, focusing…