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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
Kiphard, Ernst J. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Developmental Programs, Methods Research, Perceptual Motor Learning
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Rustad, Ken; Rogers, Charlotte – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1975
Describes a curriculum and presents the research results of a primary prevention model designed and used to promote personal growth of high school students. Intervention served as an operational translation of cognitive-development theory. Used practicum-seminar format to practice active listening-empathic responding. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Developmental Programs, Group Counseling, Interpersonal Competence
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Benson, Loren; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1975
The authors stress the importance of parental behavior on the development of their children. They present a family communication system which involves procedures to help parents be more capable of rearing their children. Some research results are presented which show that parents undergoing training gained in confidence and became more accepting.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Programs, Family Communication, Family Counseling
Thompson, Mark E. – 1978
One of the most important assumptions of modern theories about self-image is that the maintenance and enhancement of the perceived self is the motive behind all behavior. Sense of self may be based on the views of others, it may be the result of interactions with others who provide meaning of self through their responses, it may come from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
Langer, Jonas – 1970
Techniques for developing the potential of culturally deprived people cannot be developed without more knowledge of the basic mechanisms of mental change. Psysiological generation and regeneration are both apparently governed by the same set of mechanisms. Regeneration is possible only when a part of the damaged structure is left, and these…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Psychology, Disadvantaged
Lichtenberg, Philip; Norton, Dolores G. – 1970
This report surveys writings by National Institute of Mental Health grant recipients who have investigated this first five years of life. The authors attempted to identify and correlate ideas, themes, perspectives and issues which can be useful in the formulation and evaluation of social policies related to infant and child development. Major…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Child Rearing, Children