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Henley, Jennie – Music Education Research, 2015
This paper discusses new empirical evidence for a positive relationship between musical learning and desistance from crime. On investigating the learning processes occurring within a Javanese gamelan project in a young offender's institution, parallels between musical learning processes and the development of certain attributes linked to…
Descriptors: Crime, Criminals, Participant Observation, Social Development
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Karrby, Gunni – Journal of Moral Education, 1973
Article investigates research studies on the relationships between different child rearing factors and the child's ability to adjust to social norms. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Family Characteristics, Identification (Psychology), Individual Development
Kallen, David J. – 1973
Malnutrition can be defined as a lack of a sufficient quantity or quality of nutrients to maintain the body system at some definable level of functioning. It has been estimated that nearly half the children in the world today grow and develop under conditions of protein or protein-calorie malnutrition sufficient to impair their physical…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Dietetics, Environmental Influences
Mehler, Jacques; Dupoux, Emmanuel – 1994
Noting that beyond the individual variations among humans, there is a body of mental abilities common to every human being, this book examines the debate among researchers about the extent to which humans are "preprogrammed," and suggests a new scientific psychology of human development. By examining experimental data obtained from…
Descriptors: Adults, Animal Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development
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Haensly, Patricia A.; Lehmann, Patricia – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1998
This study with 100 gifted Hispanic and Black eighth graders attending a summer enrichment program analyzed inventories, career plots, daily journal entries, interviews, and evaluations by staff for themes of adolescent development. Themes in the following change spheres were identified: biological maturation, learning process, social needs,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Black Youth, Cultural Influences, Enrichment Activities
Halliday, Carol – 1970
Addressed to both professionals and parents, the handbook delineates visual impairment and discusses child growth with reference to the visually handicapped. Development in the visually impaired of self care skills and along physical, social/personal, intellectual, and emotional lines is described and contrasted to that of the normal child. Also,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Emotional Development, Exceptional Child Education, Individual Development
Lillard, Paula Polk – 1997
This book provides a personal, day-by-day record, kept over a period of 3 years, to illuminate how one teacher brought the Montessori approach to children in a kindergarten classroom. The book's introduction outlines Maria Montessori's approach to education from birth through adolescence as one which focuses on the development of each person as a…
Descriptors: Children, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Educational Philosophy