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Bucciarelli, Claudio – 1988
The composite results from eight surveys conducted between 1985 and 1987 by CENSIS (Social Investment Study Center, Italy) reveal some behavioral trends of Italian youth. Part 1 of this paper discusses the indications from the collected data. The instruments tested youth perceptions on seven topics that included values orientation, formal…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Patterns, Foreign Countries, National Surveys

Gupta, Sarita – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1990
Protein-energy malnutrition in early childhood, as seen in many developing countries, influences subsequent behavior and intellectual performance. These impairments are associated with further reduction in fine motor skills and academic performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Blackstone, Lee Robert – Social Forces, 2005
This article addresses the construction of citizenship in contemporary England as a boundary between "proper" and "improper" English behavior. Through an ethnographic study of the Exodus Collective, a Rastafarian-anarchist community that was located north of London, I show that constructing citizenship also constructs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Ethnography, Behavior Patterns
Walcot-Gayda, Elizabeth – Education Canada, 2004
Knowledgeable persons within the field frequently criticize definitions of "learning disabilities" for the choice of vocabulary, phrasing and implied ideas. Although there may never be a universally accepted definition, a definition that reflects current research is used in this article to make evident some of the cognitive and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education

Thomas, Ian – Environmental Education and Information, 1987
Discusses the various ways that environmental education is defined. Emphasizes the influence that environmental education can have on values and behaviors. Describes formal and informal approaches to environmental education, along with some of the problems of programs that exist in both of these realms. (TW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conservation (Environment), Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education

Oyetade, Solomon O. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Discusses a study on bilingualism and factors of ethnic identity in Saare/Tsaragi, a border area in Nigeria where two languages are used regularly. Interviews elicited information on language ability and use, language attitudes, and interethnic relations. Results indicate similar patterns between groups of bilingual ability and attitudes but…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Demography, Economic Factors
Goddard, J. Tim – 1997
In Canada there exists a need to prepare the teaching force, which is primarily monocultural and monolingual, to work with an increasingly ethnoculturally diverse student population. This paper defines the term "ethnocultural," and presents three dimensions of ethnocultural knowledge that are essential to the ongoing professional and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity
Salole, Gerard – 1992
It is often the case that lip service is paid to the strength of indigenous culture while the implications of indigenous peoples' strengths are disregarded in actual project design. This paper shows that indigenous peoples and societies are able to cope with an extraordinary number of permutations, and that their coping mechanisms are both…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children
Nutbrown, Cathy – 1994
Noting evidence of continuity and progression in young children' thinking, this book explores the promotion of high-quality thinking and action in children ages 3 to 5 years. Some thoughts about children from birth to 3 years and from 5 to 8 years of age are also included as part of the discussion of continuity in teaching and learning. Throughout…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Behavior Patterns, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development
Ching, Leong Yin, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Attended by participants from 19 nations, this conference focused on six topics related to child and adolescent development. Major topics discussed included child development and related issues, curriculum and the adolescent, the adolescent and technological changes, and the preparation of youth for adulthood. Symposia focusing on child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns