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Flávia Lucena Barbosa; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – International Journal of Training and Development, 2025
We investigated the relationships between Participation in Training, Informal Learning Behaviours (ILBs), and their dispositional (Readiness to Learn) and situational (Workplace Interaction and Autonomy) antecedents. Aiming to produce findings with greater reproducibility and generality, we used secondary data from 34 countries participating in…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, International Programs, Training, Program Development
Sylva, Kathy; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Taggart, Brenda – Trentham Books Ltd, 2010
This is the third edition of the ECERS-E, formerly called "Assessing Quality in the Early Years: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-E)." The ECERS-E is an instrument for measuring quality in literacy, numeracy, science and diversity as observable in pre-school in relation to child cognitive and social/behavioural…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Child Development
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Eisner, H. C.; And Others – Human Development, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Cultural Differences
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Conroy, Mary; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1980
Six hypothetical compliance relevant situations were described to 58 Japanese and 67 American mothers. Japanese mothers were more likely to utilize feeling-oriented appeals and demonstrated greater flexibility than their American counterparts. American mothers relied more extensively on appeals to their authority as mothers. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Science News, 1977
Describes research investigation emotional development in children of depressed mothers, of "super-rich" parents, and in families with occurrances of father-daughter incest. (SL)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences
McClintock, Charles G.; Nuttin, Jozef M., Jr. – J Exp Soc Psychol, 1969
Study supported in part by NSF Grant GS-1032 and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant RO-1-HD03258.
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bibliographies, Childrens Games, Cultural Differences
Caudill, William – 1969
Why do American infants have a greater amount of vocalization, and particularly of happy vocalization, than do Japanese infants? To answer this question, 30 Japanese and 30 American first-born, 3- to 4-month old infants equally divided by sex, and living in intact middle class urban families were observed in their homes on two consecutive days…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Care, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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McSpadden, Holly – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1996
Examines the composition classroom as a training ground for standards of behavior determined by the dominant culture's institutional biases. Looks at some of the assumptions behind cultural expectations for behavior. (TB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Standards, Cultural Awareness
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Abang, Theresa B. – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 1988
Literature is reviewed on the topic of blindisms and their possible causes. Studies indicate that the lack of blindisms among Black African blind children is related to the close mother-child contact and the interaction among the extended family unit. Strategies for preventing blindisms are offered. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: African Culture, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Black Culture
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Scheunpflug, Annette – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1997
Examines the educational potential of cross-cultural travel to overcome xenophobia, stating that international encounters must not be a replacement for dealing with the conditions that create societal prejudice. Asserts that a precondition for change in a person's perception of foreign peoples and cultures lies in the alteration of that person's…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education
Bornstein, Marc H.; And Others – 1991
In this study of prominent characteristics of parenting in the United States, France, and Japan, 72 mother-infant dyads were examined. The study focused on three prominent interactive domains of visual and vocal exchange between mother and baby (nurturing, social exchange, and didactic stimulation), examining their frequency of occurrence and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Rosenthal, Doreen; Bornholt, Laurel – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1988
Examination of the child development beliefs of 40 families reveals that Greek-Australians regard behaviors reflecting initiative and independence, personal maturity, and interpersonal sensitivity to be appropriate at a later age than do Anglo-Australians, but the converse holds true for respect, self-control, and unsupervised activities. Parents'…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards
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Kunkel, Adrianne W.; Burleson, Brant R. – Human Communication Research, 1999
Examines explanations for gender differences in such behaviors as comforting and emotional support. Fails to reveal many meaningful differences between the male and female undergraduate student subjects--let alone differences that were dichotomous or of "grand magnitude." Suggests that the "different cultures account" appears to be an overly…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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Li, Jin – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Despite much research on Chinese children's learning achievement, little research exists on their early development of beliefs about learning. This study examined the perceptions of purposes for and affective and value expression toward learning among 129 Chinese preschoolers aged 3-6 years. To tap culturally valid perspectives, free narratives…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Values, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Hunt, J. McVicker – 1977
This paper presents observational and research evidence to refute two widely held beliefs about psychological development: the belief in predetermined development and the belief in the simultaneous development of all behavioral systems. Studies suggesting the plasticity of development through environmental deprivation and intervention are…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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