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Sugai, George – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
The articles in this special Practitioner's Edition of "Psychology in the Schools" share the application of sound educational and behavioral practices in real school and classroom contexts. Given this emphasis in these articles on the applied use of behavioral practices, the purpose of this brief commentary is to highlight and comment on some of…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Behavioral Science Research, Journal Articles, Intellectual History
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Woodman, Richard W.; Schoenfeldt, Lyle F. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
An interactionist model of creative behavior is proposed, combining elements of the personality, cognitive, and social psychology perspectives on creativity. The model considers the interplay of factors including antecedent conditions, creative behavior, consequences, the individual, cognitive style/ability, personality traits, contextual…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Creative Development
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Schwieso, J. J. – Educational Studies, 1989
Argues that behavioral approaches in education are best placed within a rational or justificatory framework, rather than within a strictly scientific account of human activity. Draws the distinction between the two frameworks, and outlines major criticisms leveled at behaviorism in education. Discusses aspects of behaviorism in education from the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Behaviorism
Lafferty, Jerry – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
Americans must learn to consider good health as a total life-style concept that demands continuous and active participation of all individuals. (LH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Objectives
Crago, Hugh – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1985
Traditional literary criticism, reader-response research, and the techniques of systemic therapy are brought together to provide guidelines for teachers and counselors concerned with using stories to further the emotional development of children. A theory of reader-story interaction is proposed, and a case is made for individually composed…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Counseling
Bower, Bruce – Science News, 1986
Presents summaries and opposing views of six of B. F. Skinner's major tenets of behavioristic psychology. Relates conflicting positions on issues as environmental determination, problem solving techniques, cultural reinforcement, and mental processing. (ML)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Sciences, Conditioning
Oberstein, Karen; Van Horn, Ron – Florida Media Quarterly, 1988
Reviews the development of bibliotherapy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and discusses specific techniques for the selection of appropriate reading materials for both children and their parents. (16 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Eddowes, E. Anne; Aldridge, Jerry – 1993
Children who may appear to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may actually be "activity hyper" because they are asked to attend to tasks or activities inappropriate for their age or circumstances. Such preschoolers exhibit overactivity or distractibility due to a number of ecological variables such as a problem with classroom…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Development, Classroom Environment
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Hunt, J. McVicker – New Directions for Child Development, 1986
Suggests that variations in the quality and type of infant care, in institutional and other settings in different cultures and social classes, can have influences on the long-term development of the child's rate, level, and type of cognitive development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences