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Wakai, Kunio, Ed.; Chen, Shing-Jen, Ed.; Furutsuka, Takashi, Ed.; Shirotani, Yukari, Ed. – 1997
This annual report discusses several topics related to the work of the Research and Clinical Center for Child Development at Hokkaido University in Japan. The articles are: (1) "Heart to Heart (Inter "Jo") Resonance: Taking Japanese Concept of Intersubjectivity Out of Everyday Life" (Shigeru Nakano); (2) "Intersubjectivity…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing
Rotenberg, Ken J., Ed.; Hymel, Shelley, Ed. – 1999
Despite the apparent universality of loneliness and its link to psychosocial maladjustment, research on loneliness has emerged rather recently in the history of psychology. This book brings together varied theories and lines of research on loneliness among children and adolescents to provide a source for future research. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Child Development
Hart, Betty; Risley, Todd R. – 1999
This book is the second to present the results on a study of how children's practice of speech, as shaped by family interaction, affects learning to talk. Participating in the study were 42 diverse families with young children. Each month for 2.5 years the interactions between 42 one- to two-year-olds and their parents were recorded as the…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Caregiver Speech, Child Development, Child Language
Walqui, Aida – 2000
This digest discusses the contextual factors that affect students' learning of a second language. These individual, social, and societal factors can be considered from the perspective of the language, the learner, and the learning process. These perspectives are discussed as they relate to learning any second language, with a particular focus on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Context Effect, English (Second Language), Family Environment
Duncan, John R.; Zeng, Yong – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2005
Limited information is available regarding the factors that promote persistence by women in engineering programs. Stated simply, the problem is that the number of women engineers continues to fall short in comparison to the gender ratio of women to men in the population in the U.S. (BEST, 2002) and worldwide (Hersh, 2000). More women engineers are…
Descriptors: Females, Persistence, Engineering, Technology Education
Fullen, Herman Brooks, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 1981
This study had the purpose of comparing the effects of two approaches in teaching mathematics to secondary special education students. The study attempted to answer the following questions: (1) Were there significant differences between group means of mathematics achievement test scores for students in a diagnostic-prescriptive mathematics program…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Special Education
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Kellman, Julia – Visual Arts Research, 1994
Reviews research on the relationship among young children, their developing skills, and art. Maintains that children's development, like art itself, grows out of the individual child artist and his or her place in life and culture. Presents examples of developmentally appropriate art activities and instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Child Development, Child Psychology
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Pintrich, Paul R.; De Groot, Elisabeth V. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Relationships among student motivational orientation, self-regulated learning, and classroom academic performance were examined for 173 seventh graders. Results provide empirical evidence for considering motivational and self-regulated learning components in models of academic performance. Involvement in self-regulated learning is tied closely to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Grade 7, Individual Differences
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Thompson, Suzanne C.; Spacapan, Shirlynn – Journal of Social Issues, 1991
This journal issue brings together research on perceptions of control of several vulnerable populations, specifically children, lower level employees, the ill, and the aged. This introduction discusses positive outcomes associated with sense of control and identifies common themes found in work in this area. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Coping, Individual Differences
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Way, Niobe; Pahl, Kerstin – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
This study examined contributions of demographic, individual-level, and contextual factors on changes in perceived quality of general and closest same-sex friendships among 114 Asian American, Black, and Latino adolescents from low-income families. Findings suggested a compensatory model of relationships and drew attention to the importance of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Asian American Students
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Moreno, Roxana; Mayer, Richard E. – Cognition and Instruction, 1999
Two experiments examined the use of a number-line metaphor presented with interactive multimedia to help sixth graders with varying levels of mathematics achievement or spatial ability build connections between addition and subtraction of signed numbers and existing conceptual knowledge. Results indicated that use of multiple representations…
Descriptors: Addition, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Difficulty Level
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Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Chan, Alfred C. M.; Phillips, David R. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
What might add quality to life during the last period of the life cycle? In study I, five focus groups of elderly participants representing different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds provided descriptions of quality of life (QOL) from their own perspectives. These descriptions formed the basis of a questionnaire that was administered to a…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Quality of Life, Factor Structure, Questionnaires
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Kazu, Ibrahim Y.; Kazu, Hilal; Ozdemir, Oguzhan – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
In order to realize one of the most important necessities of the life, which is learning, the human being spends most of their life for education-training activities. In the conventional applications, every individual, being a part of a group is dependant on a single program and an educational management which was chosen for the group by the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Achievement, College Students
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Probst, Janice C.; Moore, Charity G.; Baxley, Elizabeth G. – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Context: Adolescence is critical for the development of adult health habits. Disparities between rural and urban adolescents and between minority and white youth can have life-long consequences. Purpose: To compare health insurance coverage and ambulatory care contacts between rural minority adolescents and white and urban adolescents. Methods:…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Multivariate Analysis, Living Standards, Health Insurance
Rivers, Eileen S.; And Others – 1995
This teacher training module presents the Student Membership Snapshot (SMS) system, a problem solving approach for teachers responding to increasing student diversity. The first chapter describes student diversity in learning styles, curricular outcomes, and social connections. The next chapter details the three steps of the SMS process:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
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