This paper presents an integrative perspective on infant development (based on a consideration of developmental data) which focuses on the function of the smile. From the earliest spontaneous smiles of the newborn period to mature smiling and laughter, a central role was revealed for an excitation (tension)-relaxation process in producing smiles.…

Two experiments to study the development of the meaning of laughter in children are reported. A pilot study presented recorded audio tapes with both humorous and nonhumorous episodes, some with accompanying canned laughter, to 24 boys between the ages of 4 and 6 years. Observers recorded durations of laughter and smiling. Results showed that both…

This two-part document offers approaches and directions for school personnel in the development of childrens' values, feelings, and morals. Part 1 contains the presentations made at the 1973 National Research Committee Conference entitled "Children/Values, Feelings and Morals," each of which addresses a particular aspect of the overall topic.…

This study represents part of an extended research program designed to explore the various parameters of imaginative play in children and their relationship to the later development of daydreaming and various cognitive skills or personality characteristics. The specific focus of this investigation was on role of adult intervention represented…

This report summarizes research evidence of the values in early childhood education with emphasis on nursery school education. Included are studies of the effects of nursery school and kindergarten on children's social, personal, emotional, and intellectual development, and later school achievement. Other reports focus on race awareness, dramatic…

It is indicated that the workshop was prompted by uneasiness among nurses about the impact of what they were doing (including the detection of symptoms as psychosomatic or real) by their requests for aid in improving their interviewing and counseling skills. The report states that the emphasis was on modern concepts in psychiatry and psychiatric…

The guide cross references publications of the Special Education Curriculum Development Center (SECDC) prepared for inservice training programs of teachers of the mentally retarded in Iowa. It is intended to assist teachers in locating materials in SECDC documents that pertain to teaching a particular concept. Materials, divided into 20 major…

An 8-year-old hospitalized severaly autistic boy was given up to 8 hours per day of therapy for 5 months in an attempt to establish a strong child-therapist affection relationship (which would serve as the basis for all other therapy) and to train the child through a behavior modification program. The teacher-therapist was a graduate student…

Person perception is used in this study to refer to the behavioral domain which is also called interpersonal or social perception. This domain typically consists of judgments of other persons' actions, expressions, or intentions. Three groups of 10 children differing on IQ and CA comprised the subject population. One group was gifted, one average,…

This questionnaire is intended to help the classroom teacher group her children more effectively. The teacher must fill out the questionnaire for each child. It consists of 12 questions with four possible responses for each. Questionnaire results will show a pattern of responses for most children. The questionnaire is scored by computer. (See TM…

The document is designed to provide teachers with ideas, materials, and resources for positive emotional development in elementary level students. It is noted that although many of the activities are geared to emotionally disturbed children, they are applicable to any classroom. Inventories of students' attitudes and experiences are included. A…

Examples of basic affective learning objectives and some examples of teaching procedures for assisting young learners in internalizing these objectives are listed. (JH)

Teachers should encourage children to write in order to help them understand their feelings of anger, hurt, guilt, and so on.

It is argued that ego analytic, disengagement, and symbolic interaction theories of personality share an insufficient consideration of the dynamics of the interaction between developmental and social forces transpiring during the aging period. An alternative, transactional model is proposed. (Author)

The experience-poor environment of the suburbs have not trained our children to cope with diversity and interpersonal stress, nor provided them with constructive stimulation. Suburban schools should be especially sensitive to the unique problems that confront their students and should redesign their programs to deal with this challenge.…