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Sigel, Irving E. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Discusses the development of the thinking function and factors influencing that development, and presents strategies for teaching thinking. (MD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences
Torbert, William R. – 1983
Although a psychological theory of stages of transformation in human development currently exists, organizational researchers have yet to elaborate and test any theory of organizational transformation of comparable elegance. According to the organizational stage theory being developed since 1974 by William Torbert, bureaucratic organization, which…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages

Taylor, Kathleen; Marienau, Catherine – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1997
Constructive-developmental theory, with its emphasis on epistemology and cognitive complexity, explicitly links learning and developmental growth. One model, which identifies five shifts in perception throughout the life span, describes some of higher education's values and objectives. The theory offers a promising direction for student evaluation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Educational Quality

Brooks, Martin – Educational Leadership, 1984
The Cognitive Levels Matching (CLM) project uses a constructivist base to teach teachers how to match the cognitive demands of curriculum and cognitive abilities of students. (MD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Evaluation

Grennon, Jacqueline – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes a classroom project for middle school students where developmental theory was translated into instruction promoting cognitive development. (MD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages

Zimmerman, Marilyn P. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1993
Contends that emergent developmental sequences are energized in a continuous interaction with environmental influences. Asserts that a developmentally and individually appropriate curriculum is sequential and matched to the naturally emerging developmental sequences of the child. Proposes four research emphases for the 1990s. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages

van der Veer, Rene – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1994
Maintains that a major theme in Lev Vygotsky's later research was concept formation or conceptual development in child development. States that Vygotsky argued that the acquisition of mature academic concepts forms the crowning achievement of adolescence. Argues that the view raises a number of criticisms. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes

Buckley, Joanne – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1994
Maintains that Canadian scholar, Kieran Egan, developed a schema of childhood development that presents a bold, new approach to the stages of growth, both affectively and cognitively. Describes Egan's views and how the school curriculum must be adapted to correspond more closely to these views. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1983
One of a series of documents produced by a nationwide network of early childhood education specialists, teachers, parents, and Head Start staff, the guide describes developmental characteristics of preschool and elementary school students by grade level. Arranged into five curriculum areas, the first presents physical, motor, social, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Bornstein, Marc H., Ed.; Davidson, Lucy, Ed.; Keyes, Corey L. M., Ed.; Moore, Kristin A., Ed. – 2003
This book offers a holistic examination of well-being across the life course by experts in psychology, sociology, child development, and medicine, and describes foundational strengths for well-being from infancy through adulthood. The chapters are: (1) "A Brief History of the Study of Well-Being in Children and Adults" (Kristin A. Moore…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adults, Child Development
Wavering, Michael J., Ed. – 1995
Noting that young adolescents--around 10 to 15 years of age--undergo significant emotional, social, intellectual, and physical changes, this book serves as a reference for parents, educators, and policymakers concerned with education that meets the unique needs of the student population. The five sections of the book cover the historical and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adolescent Development, Athletics, Cognitive Development