"Dear Mom and Dad": Using Personal Letters to Enhance Students' Understanding of Developmental Issues.

Junn, Ellen N.

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ERIC Number: EJ401525

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Publication Date: 1989

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"Dear Mom and Dad": Using Personal Letters to Enhance Students' Understanding of Developmental Issues.

Junn, Ellen N.

Teaching of Psychology, v16 n3 p135-39 Oct 1989

Describes an exercise that addresses a number of developmental issues in a family and parenting class. The exercise requires students to write a semiautobiographical personal letter. Reports that students responded favorably to this exercise, suggesting a number of beneficial outcomes. Recommendations for instructors are provided. (KO)

Descriptors: Assignments, Biographies, Classroom Research, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Family Life Education, Higher Education, Personality Development, Psychology, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Social Sciences, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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