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Bers, Marina Umaschi – New Directions for Youth Development, 2010
In a digital era in which technology plays a role in most aspects of a child's life, having the competence and confidence to use computers might be a necessary step, but not a goal in itself. Developing character traits that will serve children to use technology in a safe way to communicate and connect with others, and providing opportunities for…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Metacognition, Developmental Tasks
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Froming, William J.; McColgan, Edgar B. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
A comparison of the two leading indices of moral development, the Defining Issues Test and the Moral Dilemma Interview, was made using 215 subjects ranging in age from 12 to 25. Correlation between the two tests was low when age, socioeconomic status, and intelligence variables were partialed out. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Developmental Tasks, Moral Development
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Bruess, Brian J.; Pearson, Frances C. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2000
Examines the relationship between Chickering's vectors and the development of moral reasoning in college students. Results indicate that the developmental tasks of Academic Autonomy, Mature Interpersonal Relationships, and Purpose are closely related to the development of moral maturity, and that identity and moral development are parallel…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Tasks, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology)
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Balch, William R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1986
Tells how undergraduate student volunteers tested children, ages 3 to 10 years old, to reveal their development in language, conservation of volume and weight, and moral judgment. These videotaped sessions were then used in class to illustrate important concepts. (JDH)
Descriptors: Child Development, College Instruction, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Stokes, Kenneth – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Describes a workshop which addresses itself to the intersection of mid-life changes and faith development, designed for adults engaged in rethinking religious values and for religious leaders responsible for helping adults grow spiritually. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Beliefs, Developmental Tasks, Middle Aged Adults