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Towards a Psychology of Media Education
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Lehtonen, Miika; Miloseva, Lence; Page, Tom; Thorsteinsson, Gisli – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2008
This study will introduce some of the fundamentals and rationale for the Psychology of Media Education based on Developmental Psychology. It is an important area of study of a modern teacher profession and teacher education and a new field of multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary knowledge and research. We argue that without a doubt the different…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Developmental Psychology, Mass Media Effects, Models
A Developmental Ecological Perspective in Systems of Care for Children with Emotional Disturbance and Their Families.
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Anderson, Jeffrey A.; Mohr, Wanda K. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2003
This article offers a developmental ecological approach as a useful model for addressing the complexities of emotional disturbances in children. It sees the systems of care movement in children's mental health as congruent with the developmental ecological perspective and as providing a mechanism for responding to the multidimensional aspects of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Ecological Factors, Emotional Disturbances, Interdisciplinary Approach
Ecology of the Family as a Context for Human Development: Research Perspectives.
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Bronfenbrenner, Urie – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Discusses the influence of external environments on the functioning of families as contexts for child development. Describes studies on the interaction of genetics and environment, on relationships between the family and hospital care, day care, peers, schools, parental employment and support networks, the community, and major transition life…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Influence, Ecological Factors, Family Characteristics
An Exploration of Risk and Resilience in the Lives of Individuals with Learning Disabilities.
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Spekman, Nancy J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
This paper suggests a framework for viewing learning disability as a risk factor, noting the importance of the specific type of learning problem, multiplicity, severity, age at identification, and chronicity. Learning disability is viewed in interaction with other risk factors, developmental stages, gender, and contributions of internal or…
Descriptors: Age, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Ecological Factors
An Ecocultural Perspective on Risk and Protective Factors in Children's Development: Implications for Learning Disabilities.
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Keogh, Barbara K.; Weisner, Thomas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Four predictive models offering an ecocultural perspective on the educational and personal-social development of children at risk for learning disabilities and other learning problems are proposed: main effect, additive, multiplicative, and compensatory. Preliminary results favor the compensatory and additive models. Both risk and protective…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Cultural Influences, Ecological Factors
Block 3, People in Cities: An Ecological Approach.
Oates, John – 1974
An Open University course text, People in Cities--An Ecological Approach (Block 3), is presented. Three sections of the block are: the ecology of urban life, socialization and some implications for the urban child, and the compensatory debate. Some of the adaptive processes and ways in which failures of adaptation are distributed in different…
Descriptors: Child Development, College Curriculum, Compensatory Education, Ecological Factors