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Andreev, A. L. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
Education rests on the foundation of culture in the broadest sense of that word. How deeply and solidly that foundation has been laid down determines the size and solidity of the building that can be constructed on it. This applies in particular to higher education, which is by no means designed solely to offer just a body of specialized…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, College Students, Empathy
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Harris, P. – Human Development, 1995
Suggests that while doubting that the dichotomy introduced by Subbotsky can cover the entire domain of motivation, he should applaud the emphasis on the neglected but critical importance of motivation in developmental psychology, and the attempt to distinguish different types of motivation, even as contributors to a single behavior. (AA)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Influences
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Subbotsky, E. – Human Development, 1995
Examines two different types of human motivation, pragmatic and nonpragmatic. Experimental studies in preschool-age children in both the former Soviet Union and Western cultures are presented. Suggests that the two contrasting conceptions of human motivation lead to totally different practical strategies for transforming human motivation in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Influences
JOHNSON, HENRY SIOUX – 1965
TO DETERMINE WHETHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN SKILL PERFORMANCE AS A RESULT OF HEAD START EXPERIENCE AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN TWO ETHNIC GROUPS, 17 ANGLO-AMERICAN AND 62 MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE PRE-TESTED AND POST-TESTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN CONNECTION WITH SIX-WEEK…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cultural Influences, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged
Brazelton, T. Berry; Greenspan, Stanley I. – 2000
Noting that although there have been admirable initiatives in public health, education, pediatrics, and the law to improve the lot of children, few have tried to identify the fundamental requirements of a healthy childhood, this book explores seven needs of infants and young children and their families that provide the fundamental building blocks…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Safety