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Montessori, Maria – NAMTA Journal, 2015
Only when we look at education from birth and follow the inner development of the child from the beginning can we truly see the child's psychological progress. Montessori states that personality cannot develop fully without freedom; even the formation of healthy social life requires freedom to associate, not coercion. The early childhood level…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Child Development, Personality Development, Freedom
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Bengtsson, Hans; Söderström, Micael; Terjestam, Yvonne – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2016
Compassion may be directed at a broad range of targets. The present study investigated interrelations among other-directed compassion, self-compassion, and environmental compassion in early adolescence (age = 12-14; n = 256) and examined how the different manifestations of compassion related to age and sex during this age period. Dispositional…
Descriptors: Altruism, Empathy, Personality Traits, Early Adolescents
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Koshy, Sonia Issac; Mariano, Jenni Menon – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
This article reviews the research literature on teaching and supporting purpose in adolescence and young adulthood. An extensive search revealed that most studies on youth purpose examine psychological correlates and neglect instructional and social supports. School is an effective context for fostering purpose, yet reported approaches for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Journal Articles, Literature Reviews, Young Adults
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Pancer, S. Mark; Pratt, Michael; Hunsberger, Bruce; Alisat, Susan – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
What distinguishes adolescents who are active in community and political life from those who are not? In an attempt to answer this question, students in their last years of secondary school completed a measure of community and political activities, along with measures of parent and peer interactions, identity development, and adjustment. Cluster…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Multivariate Analysis, Activism, Secondary School Students