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Understanding Karate.
Cerny, Marilyn – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Karate and the martial arts help to develop endurance, flexibility, speed, coordination, and strength. Karate is an intellectual discipline which has a strong foundation in art and philosophy. The black belt system and the various schools of karate are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Biomechanics, Individual Development, Motor Reactions, Muscular Strength
Latent Growth Models of Drug Refusal Skills and Adolescent Alcohol Use.
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Scheier, Lawrence M.; Botvin, Gilbert J.; Griffin, Kenneth W.; Diaz, Tracy – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1999
Study uses longitudinal growth curve modeling to examine the dynamic relations between refusal skills and alcohol use. The estimated means for alcohol use indicated that on average these adolescents increased their alcohol use by a factor of 140% over a four-year period. Refusal skill efficacy declined by a factor of 13% over the same time frame.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Health Education, Individual Development
The Significance of Preschool Behaviour Problems for Adjustment in Later Life.
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Kelly, Barbara – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Reviews literature on effects of early maladjustment on later behavior problems. Discusses development as transactional process in which risk and resilience are central, a cumulative risk model of behavior problems as resulting from a variety of factors, and longitudinal research that focuses on externalizing behaviors. Concludes predictive power…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Phenomenalistic Reality: The Developmental Perspective.
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Subbotsky, Eugene – Developmental Review, 2000
Extends William James' classification of phenomenalistic reality (PR) and analyzes PR using empirical data available in developmental psychology; focuses on the relation of PR to a human subject; to rational constructions; and to the idea of truth. Concludes that the development of phenomenalistic reality is qualitatively different from the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
A Discussion of Future Time Perspective
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McInerney, Dennis M. – Educational Psychology Review, 2004
A growing area of research in educational psychology is future time perspective and its relationship to desired educational outcomes. This article discusses and critiques five reviews of current research on future time perspective. Key questions addressed are when do individuals begin to articulate a future, how far into the future does this…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Futures (of Society), Educational Psychology, Outcomes of Education
What Develops in Emotional Development? Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy Series.
Mascolo, Michael, F. Ed.; Griffin, Sharon, Ed. – 1998
It is difficult to make progress in the study of emotions and emotional development if the meanings assigned to central constructs vary widely across investigators. This book clarifies and synthesizes the different ways in which emotion researchers approach fundamental questions about the nature of emotion and emotional development. Theorist and…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anger
Children Solving Problems. The Developing Child Series.
Thornton, Stephanie – 1995
The developmental increase in the ability to solve problems is a puzzle. Does it come from basic changes in mental skills, or is it a matter of practice? This book from the Developing Child series synthesizes recent research examining children's problem-solving skills development. Chapter 1 presents the major themes: (1) there is increasing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analogy, Child Development, Children