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Specific Reading Disability: A View of the Spectrum.
Shapiro, Bruce K., Ed.; Accardo, Pasquale J., Ed.; Capute, Arnold J., Ed. – 1998
This book is a compendium of papers presented March 18-20, 1996, at the eighteenth annual Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities course. Research findings are presented that address identification, diagnosis, management, and prognosis of specific reading disability. Individual chapters include: (1) "Dyslexia: The Evolution of a Concept" (John…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Dyslexia
Progress and Problems in the Study of Adolescence.
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Hoffman, Lois Wladis – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Considers the increase in research on adolescence, with attention to its transitional aspects during the adolescent period and as a bridge between childhood and adulthood. In addition, discusses the effort to examine interactional processes between parent and child and between environment and genes, with respect to the articles of this special…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
Relative Plasticity, Integration, Temporality, and Diversity in Human Development: A Developmental Contextual Perspective about Theory, Process and Method.
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Lerner, Richard M. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on the special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Proposes a theory-guided research approach, based on four assumptive components of contemporary developmental theories: systematic change and relative plasticity; relationism and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development
Environment, Biology, and Culture: Implications for Adolescent Development.
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Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Introduces this special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Problems of adolescence addressed include antisocial behavior, depressive symptoms, substance abuse, low achievement, and eating problems. Considers factors implicated in successful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons