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Huesmann, L. Rowell; Yarmel, Patty Warnick – 1983
Using data from a broader longitudinal study, this investigation explores within-subject and cross-generational stability of intellectual competence and the relationship of such stability to aggressive behavior. Data were gathered three times (when subjects' modal age was 8, 19, and 30 years). Initially, subjects included the entire population…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Aggression, Children

Hernes, Gurmund – Higher Education Management, 1993
This speech examines the image of the university as a powerful center of knowledge in the contexts of both the traditional university and the modern research university. The institution's role in thinking and research, personal growth, and social change are discussed, especially as these areas interrelate and can create an exciting intellectual…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Role, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Kamii, Constance – 1974
In this paper it is shown that one's conception of intelligence and its development profoundly affects the formulation of educational objectives. A mechanistic conception of intelligence leads to the definition of objectives as a collection of fragmented "cognitive skills" that have little to do with children's development of intelligence. A…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Competency Based Education
Stefanich, Greg; Aldridge, Mary Nan – 1980
The intellectual model of Jean Piaget asserts that individuals pass through a series of various intellectual stages as they mature. Human development is categorized into four basic stages: (1) sensory motor stage, which lasts from birth to about eighteen months; (2) preoperational stage, lasting from eighteen months to about seven years; (3)…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages
Frost, Susan H.; Jean, Paul M. – 1999
This qualitative case study explores the influences of sustained discourse across disciplines on college faculty attitudes and behaviors related to scholarship and intellectual interaction. The study, conducted at Emory University (Georgia), involved 25 faculty who had participated in a series of semester-long seminars that explored topics of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Educational Research, Faculty College Relationship
Cox, Eleanor – 1985
Spelman College's Living Learning Program is described. The program was developed to integrate classroom cognitive development with affective development acquired through formal and informal learning experiences offered by the student life division. Program activities are designed to expose students to a broad range of ideas through interaction…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Dormitories, Extracurricular Activities
Dowd, Alicia C. – 1999
This paper introduces Taylor's concept of authenticity, mean self-concept and identity, to understand the curricular and career choices of female students majoring in English. Observations, a written survey, 21 pilot interviews, and document analysis are used as part of the interpretive case study findings. This paper also introduces Appiah's…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Career Choice
Harper, Aylene S. – 1985
The role of faculty in student development is considered. The history of the student development movement from the Colonial period to the twentieth century and major student development theories are also reviewed. Important objectives of contemporary student development are identified: to promote students' intellectual and individual development;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Oja, Sharon Nodie – 1990
This paper reports research from four studies of how teachers come to learn professional knowledge based on theoretical frameworks of the developmental theories of Piaget (cognitive development), Kohlberg (moral development), Loevinger (ego development), and Hunt (conceptual development). Studies proceed on the assumption that a perspective of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Learning, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology
Walsh, Anne – 2001
This paper describes the journey of a former female electrician turned technical and further education teacher turned professional development officer who is now completing her PhD. It also describes the challenges she overcame to make the transition from tradesperson to researcher. It is a personal account of discovery. It describes the most…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Change, Career Development, Developed Nations
Endo, Jean J.; Harpel, Richard L. – 1981
The effect of student-faculty interaction on student outcomes after four years was examined within the context of a causal model adapted from a general college impact model. This model includes three sets of variables: students' background characteristics, four aspects of student-faculty interaction, and four categopies of outcomes. The four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Seniors