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Suczek, Robert F.; Alfert, Elizabeth – 1970
An experimental college program has been developed to provide a different, less structured program for the first two undergraduate years for 150 students at the University of California. Program content is focused on the study of four periods of crisis and change in western civilization. Students and faculty will read from primary sources, holding…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Environment, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Colley, Louise Annie – 1966
This study explores the relationship of ego-stage development (based on the theories of Erik Erikson and roughly defined as psychological maturity) to experiences which a group of adults identified as leading to re-creation for them. The author believes that re-creation -- defined as a feeling of heightened well-being or a sense of renewal and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Diaries, Doctoral Dissertations, Females
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Washington, DC. – 1962
This book is the 1962 Yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), conceived as a bridge between the learned disciplines of the social sciences on the one hand and the applied field of public school endeavor on the other. The Yearbook Committee was charged with the task of examining current theory about the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Books, Educational Philosophy, Individual Development
Landry, Richard G.; Pardew, E. Michelle – 1973
This study investigated whether a self-concept enhancement program would effect significant change in the self-concepts of 4-year-old middle class preschoolers as compared with classmates not in the program. All participating children (N=52) were pre- and posttested using the Thomas Self-Concept Values Test and the Developmental Profile. The…
Descriptors: Guidance, Individual Development, Middle Class, Personality Development
Lickona, Thomas – 1973
This study investigated experimentally some of Piaget's hypotheses on the causes of moral judgemental change. The measure of moral judgement chosen was a child's standard of evaluating moral responsibility, on an objective (choice based on consequences) - subjective (choice based on intentions) dimension. Subjects were 72 first and second graders…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Moral Development
Mazza, Paul – 1972
A study was made of the use of audio-video taping technique with elementary school students in a counseling-type situation to facilitate the children's growth in the following areas: self-reliance, sense of personal worth, sense of personal freedom, feeling of belonging, social skills, and school relations. Subjects were divided into an…
Descriptors: Counseling, Educational Research, Elementary School Students, Individual Development
RAPPAPORT, SHELDON R. – 1966
THIS STUDY WAS THE FIRST PHASE OF A THREE-PART PROJECT WHOSE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH VALID CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING THE HOUSE-TREE-PERSON (H-T-P) DRAWINGS OF NORMAL CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO IDENTIFY WHICH ITEMS OF THE H-T-P TEST CHARACTERIZE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GRADES 2,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students
DINKLAGE, LILLIAN B. – 1966
CURRENT MODELS OF DECISION-MAKING AND RELATED RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF ADOLESCENTS WERE REVIEWED. THE DECISION ELEMENTS RECEIVING THEORETICAL ATTENTION WERE (1) DECISION-PROCESS PHASES, (2) DECISION-OUTCOME PROBABILITIES AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS, (3) DECISION-PLAN DIMENSIONS, (4) DECISION STRATEGIES, AND (5)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making Skills
Douglas, John H. – Science News, 1978
Reviews the psychological theory of the Japanese psychiatrist Takeo Doi which accounts for the vertically structured, group-oriented society found in Japan today via the total dependence of Japanese children upon their mothers. (SL)
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Rearing, Culture, Emotional Development
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Best, David – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1978
This article outlines some points about emotional development and the uniquely valuable contribution the arts can make to the important aspects of personality development, such as feelings. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Concept Formation, Emotional Development, Emotional Experience
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Bugen, Larry A. – Small Group Behavior, 1978
This study suggests that group leaders should be aware that group members enter at different levels of personality development. Members are likely to have group expectations for their personal growth. Group leaders should be aware of their own level of expected change. Leader expectations have impact on group cohension. (MFD)
Descriptors: Expectation, Higher Education, Leadership Responsibility, Learning
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Keogh, Barbara K.; Burstein, Nancy D. – Exceptional Children, 1988
The frequency of interactions with teachers and peers in two groups of preschool children (nine mildly/moderately handicapped, nine nonhandicapped) were observed. For both, positive temperament patterns increased interactions with peers and, for nonhandicapped, also increased child-teacher interactions. Teachers interacted more with those…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Personality Development, Personality Problems, Preschool Education
Cufaude, Jeff – Campus Activities Programming, 1987
The implications of silence are far reaching in human communication, affecting intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and mass communication events. Understanding the role of silence in self-insight and the development of self is crucial for student affairs professionals desiring to facilitate student development. (MLW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Listening
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Smith, Robert J. – Human Development, 1985
Presents propositions fundamental to a comprehensive Marxist theory of personality: five premises about the ontological nature of the person and four about underlying expresssive personality characteristics. Differences between the proposed theory and traditional theories are discussed in terms of sociohistorical influence, the nature of…
Descriptors: Humanism, Marxism, Personality Development, Personality Theories
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Bergstrom, Joan M. – PTA Today, 1985
Summer is the perfect time for a child to develop the resourcefulness, responsibility, and reliability necessary for independence. Suggestions are made for organizing the household, establishing routines, encouraging interests, doing chores, and enhancing reading during the summer. (MT)
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education, Parent Child Relationship
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