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Social Relations in Childhood and Adolescence: The Convoy Model Perspective
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Levitt, Mary J. – Human Development, 2005
Research on the development of social relations has been largely fragmented along role-specific lines and dominated conceptually by attachment theory. The Convoy Model is presented as an alternative to traditional approaches that fail to capture the complexity of social relationships across time and context. Research based on the model converges…
Descriptors: Models, Attachment Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Networks
Children Constructing Social Reality: A Frame Analysis of Social Pretend Play.
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Kane, Steven R.; Furth, Hans G. – Human Development, 1993
Coded discourse of three preschool girls during an entire play session. Analyzed discourse as an instance of Goffman's concept of social frames specifying 13 reality modes, from deeply engrossed play action to nonplay interaction. Proposes a theoretical view regarding the society-instituting function of pretend play from a constructivist…
Descriptors: Child Development, Constructivism (Learning), Developmental Stages, Discourse Analysis
Darwin's Baby and Baby's Darwin: Mutual Recognition in Observational Research.
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Conrad, Rachel – Human Development, 1998
Conducted a textual analysis of Darwin's diary version of his observations of his oldest child and the published paper based on these observations to compare the degree to which Darwin identified himself in the two as detached observer or as embodied participant. Found that the embodied, relational vision evident in the diary version was absent…
Descriptors: Child Development, Content Analysis, Diaries, Individual Development
Child Development: Life-Span Perspectives.
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Lerner, Richard M. – Human Development, 1982
Five symposium papers evaluate the usefulness of ideas associated with the life-span view for enriching, highlighting, or expanding issues, theory, and research pertinent to change processes during infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and for intervention programs during these periods. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aging (Individuals), Behavior Problems, Child Development
The Inhibition of Pretend Play and Its Implications for Development.
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Gordon, Debra E. – Human Development, 1993
Describes four kinds of pretend play inhibition observed in children from three to nine years of age. Proposes hypotheses regarding potential causes and developmental sequelae of pretend play difficulties, in both cognitive and socioaffective realms. Discusses the implications of children's pretend play inhibition for examining relationships…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Child Development
Parental Beliefs about Developmental Processes.
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McGillicuddy-DeLisi, Ann V. – Human Development, 1982
Presents a model of mutual influences within the family which relates parental beliefs about developmental processes to parents' teaching practices. The model was tested by applying a path analysis to data on 120 families varying on number of children and educational level and age of parents. Results indicated differences between beliefs and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Beliefs, Child Development
The Observing Eye: A Century of Baby Diaries.
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Wallace, Doris B.; And Others – Human Development, 1994
Identifies three categories of baby diaries--scientific, educational, and domestic--prevalent from the late 18th to late 19th century in Western Europe and the United States. Discusses the diarists and recurring themes in the diaries, such as the nature of instinctive behaviors and recapitulationism. Explores contemporary uses of the diary method.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages