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Fox, Karl A. – 1990
The concept of behavior settings--the environments shaping individual behavior--was originated by Roger Barker in 1950 in connection with his community surveys in a small Kansas town, code-named Midwest. This book seeks to provide rural social scientists with an understanding of Barker's eco-behavioral approach and proposed adaptations of it to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Community Study, Data Interpretation
Chess, Stella; Thomas, Alexander – 1996
This book outlines the basic tenets and applications of the theory of temperament based on the findings of the New York Longitudinal Study begun in 1956. It describes the concept and definition of temperament, reviews studies that support and expand on the definition, and explores temperament and its impact across various practice settings and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems