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Neal, Larry L., Ed. – 1983
The five lectures reprinted in this monograph were presented at the past five national conventions of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. They offer messages concerning future needs and goals to leisure professionals and students seeking entry into the field. Part I contains: (1) "The Mild Blue…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Individual Development, Leisure Time, Life Style
Campbell, Patricia B.; Katrin, Susan E. – 1979
Do women go through identifiable developmental stages? Can generalizable patterns of transition be found, and if so, do these patterns differ according to the age of the respondent? What are women's most difficult and most satisfying times of life? To provide some exploratory quantitative data on these questions, a sample of 120 women completed a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Change, Career Choice, Developmental Stages
Fulton, Paul R. – 1983
The variety of culturally-constituted conceptions of self are investigated in this essay. A history of ethnopsychology is given which includes an examination of evolutionist and sociological theories of the self in relation to culture and society. Various approaches to ethnopsychology are considered, and different facets of the self are explored.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Arango, Marta; Nimnicht, Glen – 1983
Although self-actualization is often considered a need to be met after more basic needs are fulfilled, experience with a development project in four impoverished and isolated Colombian communities indicates that development of human potential can be an integral part of overall development. An environment that supports the development of human…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Community Development, Developing Nations
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Shanahan, Michael J.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1997
Presents a look at individual responsibility and decision making (here defined as planfulness) and how it is affected by external factors of social and economic turmoil. Utilizes data from a longitudinal study of privileged men born between 1904 and 1917 and their educational attainment in subsequent years. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescent Development, Age Groups, Decision Making