Focuses on systems theory as the paradigm underlying family therapy and considers the implications of this framework for conceptions of the individual, the study of parent-child interaction, and new research formulations and areas of study. Considers trends in the developmental field that move toward such formulations. (RH)

The physical education program at Tilford Middle School (Vinton, IA) emphasizes the development of each student's self-concept through the avenues of mental development, skill awareness and improvement, emotional and social development, and health development. The program is described. (MT)

The author discusses how secretaries can manage their own professional development. Major points are (1) practice and update technical skills, (2) work toward certification, and (3) maintain a professional image, good etiquette, and a positive attitude. (CH)

A new action-theoretical conceptualization was used to study developmental differences in children's generalized perceived control. Cross-sectional age differences in control beliefs, means-ends beliefs, and agency beliefs about school performance and friendship were studied in 240 boys and girls between 7 and 12 years of age. (RH)

Suggests criteria developed within context of Erikson's first five psychosocial stages that may help in evaluating self-concept and ego development. To assess strengths and weaknesses in self's growth as it progresses through the stages, five behavioral expressions tables are presented, each illustrating possible behaviors and implicit attitudes…

The study compared the career maturity levels of a sample of basic education students to the norms. Following a 10-week career development course, the gains of a treatment group were compared to those of a control group. No gains were found in the control group; however, the treatment group moved from the lowest to the highest norm quartile.…

The goal of this study was to determine some of the factors that contribute to developmental differences children and adults display when they use cues to retrieve specific memories. (PCB)

Discusses a method of teaching human development through the use of writing journals and reading the novels of May Sarton. Uses excerpts from students' journals to highlight the process by which human service workers begin to overcome the distance between their worlds and the worlds of the elderly with whom they will work. (Author)

Results indicated that the more frequently the children studied expressed emotion, the older the age of language achievements; and the more time spent in neutral affect, the younger the age of language achievements. (PCB)

Examines the integrated series novels of Madeleine L'Engle, Susan Cooper, and John Bellairs. Argues that the characters in these works change and develop and that the position of each novel as a part of a longer history emphasizes the cyclical nature of myth, story, and experience. (SRT)

Interviews Jerome Frank, psychologist and psychiatrist, about his personal development, significant others, professional contributions, the psychotherapeutic professions, and his commitment to nuclear disarmament. (Author/ABB)

Achievement motivation in women is discussed in the context of recent ideas by Gilligan and by Spence and Helmreich which consider women's development and values without considering only the ways women's behavior differs from male behavior. Implications for practice and research are included. (Author/BL)

Basil Yeaxlee believed in the examination of life as the foundation for all learning, in a Christian context. The question of meanings, the purpose of life, and their relationship to education, as well as lifelong learning as a metaphysical quest, are the foundations of his philosophy. (SK)

Charts the development of the Family Therapy Consortium, a group that provides supervision and continuing education in family therapy and explores the peer supervision process at work in the consortium. The focus is on individual and group development, which are seen as complementary aspects of the same growth process. (Author/NRB)

Reports studies conducted to clarify the development of children's knowledge and understanding of the types of stimulus conditions and cognitive activity that are likely to help or impair their own self-control. It was found that children's knowledge of effective delay strategies was related to their actual ability to delay gratification. (RH)