A substantial body of evidence verifies that social-emotional learning (SEL) can be effectively taught in schools and can reduce the prevalence and impact of emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) among children and youth. Although the positive effects of SEL on individual student's emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes have been…

This study investigated the effects of male college students' social histories upon their selective attention to history-relevant stimuli. (DP)

This study represents a quasi-experimental test of the role of early social-emotional experience and adult-child relationships in the development of typically developing children and those with disabilities birth to 4 years of age living in orphanages in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The three orphanages in the current study were selected…

Paper presented at a symposium held at Florida State University where various approaches to the use of drama in elementary and secondary schools were considered. (Editor/RY)

This approach is primarily concerned with social reasoning and judgment, with how children reason about social phenomena, not just what they reason. The how of social reasoning is called structure, what is reasoned about, content. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, 1975. (Author)

This paper reviews self theory that explores self as being a product of social interactions. From this theory it is seen that self formation is a developmental process which takes place within the social system. The individual's inferences from his social behavior define his self-concept, and a self-concept which has career relevance is the…

A selective review of the literature on the socialization effect of games uncovers a varied and increasing number of hypotheses, but only little and scattered evidence. Direct studies of play and game functions are primarily in uncontrolled clinical reports. Therefore, a pilot study was conducted as a preliminary attempt to establish correlational…