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Lutwak, Nita – Adolescence, 1984
Compared three personality theories (ego development, moral development, and conceptual systems theory) in 102 college students who completed the Sentence Completion Test, This I Believe Test, and Defining Issues Test. Results indicated a significant relationship between all three pairs of theories. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Moral Development
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Arrendondo-Dowd, Patricia M. – Adolescence, 1981
An assumption that immigrant and American-born adolescents experience similar, normal psychological development processes was examined through a two-part research study that: (1) gathered normative data on ego development, identity and moral reasoning; and (2) field-tested an experimental curriculum intended to stimulate development in these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Programs, Field Tests, Immigrants
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Leming, James S. – Adolescence, 2001
Within the field of community services it is widely accepted that reflection is an important factor in personal and sociomoral development. The purpose of this research was to determine if a particular form of reflection-decision making with an emphasis on the ethical nature of community-has special value in achieving service-learning goals. (BF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Ethics
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Hayes, Richard L. – Adolescence, 1982
Argues for a view of adolescence as deriving from the nature of the interaction of adolescent thought and action in a social setting. Suggests the necessity for rethinking current definitions of adult as well as adolescent development and calls for a change in ways both groups are educated. (RC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Educational Needs