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Download full textSherman, Lawrence W. – 1984
Many studies have hypothesized a developmental relationship between children's chronological and mental ages and their intrapersonal perceptions of internal and external control. To investigate longitudinal changes in children's locus of control, 97 elementary school children, between the ages of 8 and 13, were administered the Children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cross Sectional Studies, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedGersten, Russell; White, W. A. T. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Criticizes Lawrence J. Schweinhart and David Weikart's article on early childhood development in this "Educational Leadership" issue for overemphasizing inadequacies of the direct academic approach. Claims that findings were based on insufficient data and disclosed no significant differences in self-esteem, locus of control, suspension,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Delinquency, Economically Disadvantaged
