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Super, Charles M.; Harkness, Sara – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Introduces the concept of "developmental niche" as a framework for examining the cultural structuring of child development. Focuses on (1) anthropological perspectives on human development, (2) psychology and the environment, (3) subsystems and other aspects of the developmental niche, and (4) changes which occur in niches as individuals…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing

Montada, Leo – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1984
Considers possible contributions of developmental psychology to analysis and solution of practical problems by proposing a practical action model comprising the following: nature of the phenomenon or problem; existence of the phenomenon or problem; outcome in case of no intervention; goals for intervention; achievement of goals; and assessing…
Descriptors: Action Research, Developmental Psychology, Evaluation Methods, Methods Research