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Zender, M. A.; Zender, B. F. – Human Development, 1974
This translation of an article by Vygotsky traces the major theories of periodization and evaluates these views of child development. In addition, he advances his theory of periodization that is based upon the development of the child's personality. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Models
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Goodnow, Jacqueline J.; Peterson, Candi; Lawrence, Jeanette A. – Human Development, 2007
To bring out Giyoo Hatano's contributions to the understanding of culture and cognitive development, we note first his special style--thoughtful, inventive, and always focused on central issues and on combining theory with data--and then, for three areas, some of the conceptual advances he proposed. The areas have to do with ties between cognitive…
Descriptors: Social Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context, Skills
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Sigel, I. E. – Human Development, 1974
Discusses many factors involved in determining the complex nature of a child's knowledge base. Includes three kinds of considerations: 1) task-oriented criteria; 2) motivational elements; and 3) the relationship between personality and performance. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Context Clues, Educational Testing
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Thomae, Hans – Human Development, 1979
Summarizes the major forms of cross-cultural research on personality development and discusses their contribution to developmental research. Also discusses some major issues in research on acculturation. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Sectional Studies
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Diaz-Guerrero, R. – Human Development, 1979
Discusses the meaning of coping style and reviews research tasks which appear to be particularly sensitive measures of cross-cultural differences in active-passive coping style. (SS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Assertiveness, Associative Learning, Children
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Holtzman, W. H. – Human Development, 1979
Reviews the research methods, design, and main findings of the Austin-Mexico City cross-cultural study of personality and intellectual development using an overlapping longitudinal design. A span of 12 years of development was extrapolated from six years of repeated testing with children ages 6, 9, and 12 years. (SS)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Style, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies