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Intergenerational Conflict of Rights: Cultural Imposition and Self-Realization.
Feuerstein, Reuven; Hoffman, Mildred B. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
Various education theories are examined to explain the child's need for a Mediated Learning Experience (MLE), an interaction with another human who interprets the world. Five criteria of MLEs are described, and types of deprivation and their results are discussed. (MJB)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Rearing, Children, Cognitive Development
The Psychological Rights of the Child and a Life-Span Developmental Perspective.
Eklund, Susan J. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
The implications of the International School Psychology Committee's Declaration of the Psychological Rights of the Child are reviewed from the perspective of the life-span developmentalist. Primary focus is on how children's rights change from conception to adolescence. A critique of previous attempts to define children's rights is included.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Age Differences, Child Advocacy, Child Development
The Psychological Rights of the Child: Spiritual and Moral Development.
Grimley, Liam K. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
The history of American education's efforts to fulfill responsibilities for the moral and spiritual development of students is described. Views of Kohlberg and Fowler concerning stages of development are discussed. Recent research findings are presented, and implications for educational approaches are suggested. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Stages, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
The Psychological Rights of the Child and Handicapping Conditions.
Menolascino, Frank J.; McGee, John J. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
The psychological rights of children with disabilities are discussed in this article. The emergence of a worldwide movement for full citizenship for the disabled is traced, and the physical and social integration of disabled citizens into the mainstream of family and community life is described. (PP)
Descriptors: Children, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
The Psychological Rights of the Child and Sexual Identity.
Ramage, Jean C.; And Others – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
Recent thinking about the components of sexual identity (biological sex, gender identity, sexual preference, and social sex role) are examined. It is argued that confusion between correlation and causality in these areas restrict the development of all children. Examples and suggestions for avoiding stereotyping of school children are given.…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
The Psychological Rights of the Child and the Law.
Teitelbaum, Lee E. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
Children's rights are discussed as part of a larger conflict between the integrative (emphasizing the duty of institutions to guide the child) and the libertarian views of civil rights. The relative authority given to the judgments of parents, professionals, and children by the law and by court decisions is described. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Advocacy, Children, Civil Liberties
The Psychological Rights of the Child and Schooling.
Nixon, Mary – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1982
Conclusions from studies dealing with student responses to declarations of children's rights provide a basis for discussing concomitant responsibilities of children, parents, teachers, and psychologists in the school setting. Although there are implications for other areas, chief concentration is on safeguarding children's rights concerning school…
Descriptors: Children, Confidentiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Parents