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The Psychosocial Development of Children: Implications for Education and Society--Erik Erikson in Context
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Batra, Sunil – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2013
How do schooling years impact children's lives, in rural and urban settings? Why do some children have lower self-esteem than others? What kinds of conflicts do adolescents experience in their search for identity? Why are some teachers able to understand the importance of ensuring the well-being of children while others do not? Does the emotional…
Descriptors: Child Development, Individual Development, Social Development, Emotional Development
The Emergence of the Teaching/Learning Process in Preschoolers: Theory of Mind and Age Effect
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Bensalah, Leila – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This study analysed the gradual emergence of the teaching/learning process by examining theory of mind (ToM) acquisition and age effects in the preschool period. We observed five dyads performing a jigsaw task drawn from a previous study. Three stages were identified. In the first one, the teacher focuses on the execution of her/his own task…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Teaching Methods, Emotional Intelligence
A Mixed-Methods Study of Early Intervention Implementation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Mattern, Janet Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Children grow and change more rapidly during the first eight years of life than any other time in their life span. Progression through the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional developmental stages varies for each individual child. Children with atypical development experience a wide spectrum of variability in their development. Over the past…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Early Intervention, Program Implementation, Special Needs Students
Piaget's Theory and Instruction: How Compatible Are They?
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Zimmerman, Barry J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
Three views of the compatibility of Piaget's theory and educational practice are considered. More research is needed to establish the validity of Piaget's most educationally relevant constructs. Features of Piaget's theory that have attracted teachers and the implications of Piaget's more recent theoretical emphasis on social factors are…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
The Developmental Theorists' Approach to Moral/Citizenship Education.
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Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
The document presents a paper outlining moral education as a focus for developmental education. Three critiques of the paper are also presented. Developmental theorists believe that the individual's moral judgment progresses through a series of irreversible stages. The educational objective is to assist or stimulate stage-by-stage progression of…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
Promoting Moral Growth: From Piaget to Kohlberg.
Hersh, Richard H.; And Others – 1979
Written for the classroom teacher, this book examines the relationship of Lawrence Kohlberg's psychological theories to educational practice and articulates a sequence of steps necessary to understand the role of the moral educator. Part I discusses educational psychologist Jean Piaget's six stages of moral development. It also examines Kohlberg's…
Descriptors: Books, Conceptual Schemes, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages