This book is the 1962 Yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), conceived as a bridge between the learned disciplines of the social sciences on the one hand and the applied field of public school endeavor on the other. The Yearbook Committee was charged with the task of examining current theory about the…

Human developmental stages can be identified and traced through the study of fantasy writing. (JH)

The study focused on the conflict between good and evil as it was portrayed in selected examples of fantasy and realistic fiction appropriate for children in the 8-to-12-year-old range. Newbery Award books from 1945 to 1972 and the Newbery Honor books from alternate years within the same period were analyzed. In addition, children's literature…

This study analyzed how authors of selected books present their main character with regard to his personal development problems, how he resolves them, and what happens to his personal development in the process. On the basis of which Newbery Medal Award books were best suited for a study of how the main character develops, "Up A Road…

A new method of assessing college students that yields a full, multidimensional profile of the student's total personality is presented in the 12 chapters of this book. Chapter 1 provides theoretical formulations based on empirical data. In Chapter 2, three concepts that are basic to the central construct are described. The central construct is…

This book, designed as an aid for teachers and curriculum developers, reports the findings of a study of children's social learnings and the ways they are acquired. Topics covered are: (1) a perspective on social learning--definition of social learnings, a view of social learnings, social learnings for democratic living, social learnings related…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY UPDATES CHARACTER FORMATION THROUGH BOOKS--AN APPLICATION OF BIBLIOTHERAPY TO THE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD (1952). IT IS DESIGNED TO AID THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHOLESOME PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT AND THE PREVENTION OF DELINQUENCY THROUGH THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF BOOKS IN WHICH GOOD CHARACTER TRAITS ARE EMBODIED. THE 507 TITLES, FOR…

Articles previously published in "Today's Education" and in other publications produced by professional organizations in the NEA Center are reproduced in this book. The collection presents a description and analysis of current student needs. The six sections of the book are: (1) The Early Environment (suggestions for parents and teachers on how to…

This volume is an attempt to provide literature that will enhance through vicarious experience and emotional involvement the adult's understanding of the principles of child development. The selections are organized into categories and cross-indexed with most of the standard texts in child development and psychology. It is divided into ten major…

Various aspects of values education and experimental programs in the subject are collected in this annotated bibliography. It is intended to serve as an introduction to the field of moral education and student development during the college years. Forty books are included, but many are anthologies, and all of the major approaches to moral…