The various stages of a person's character development are discussed. (CK)

Literature can stimulate creativity and imagination necessary for the development of personal awareness and social consciousness. (NH)

This paper was presented at the summer 1969 advanced seminar on Aesthetics in Education held at the Boston University School of Education. (EJS)

Assumes the need for adult educators to implement programs designed to help individuals in the sphere of personal religious development. Concentrates on one feature of individual religious development, that which occurs in the cognitive domain. (JOW)

A study involving 154,203 Hawaiian public school students (5 to 20 years old) found a significant correlation to children born in each successive month (months were numbered from January onward) who were classified as learning disabled. Findings suggested that late born children have more specific disabilities than early born children. (CL)

An overview of 17 theses of John Macmurray's philosophy of the person is presented as a framework for a comprehensive study of human development and for a constructive-relational theory of knowledge. (Author)

Attempts to clarify the concept of a whole, distinguishes different types of holism (methodological and metaphysical), and explicates what is believed to be the real underlying issues separating holism and atomism. (MP)

The author draws implications for gifted children from the life of C. Darwin. She notes that gifted children should be encouraged to keep journals, mentors should be available, and gifted students should be encouraged to take time out from normal activities to help determine career choice. (CL)

This paper establishes the linguistic concept of growth, examines the semantic difficulties of the concept while explicating Dewey's usage of the metaphor, and argues the sufficiency of Dewey's explanation. (MM)

The process of aging is not a steady decline; there is in every individual the potential for continuous growth and maturation through adulthood well into old age. (JD)

Describes the developmental progression from innate preferences to strong favorites to thoughtful choices in children from infancy through preschool and kindergarten. Offers suggestions at each age level for helping children develop, explore, and even temper their likes and dislikes. (HTH)

Introduces this theme issue that explores the nature of adolescence and the positive psychology movement that focuses on positive aspects of adolescent development. Articles in this collection provide a window into the exploration of youth strengths. (SLD)

Self-directed learning has been seen as an individual learning strategy focused on personal growth. A literature review indicates that it has interdependent and collective aspects that are consistent with those of learning organizations, making self-directed learning an effective human resource development strategy. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Suggests behavioral criteria that can be used for assessing the status of self-concept and ego development in Erikson's last three psychosocial stages. Presents three tables of different behavioral expressions, each providing examples of possible behaviors and implicit attitudes related to positive and negative ego resolutions associated with last…