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Obiakor, Festus E.; Alawiye, Osman – 1990
The success or failure of black children in school has been attributed to positive or negative self-concept, but the construct of self-concept has been misused and misrepresented by educators and researchers. The traditional definition of self-concept as a highly interrelated perception of the self has been defined in perceptual rather than…
Descriptors: Black Students, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification (Psychology)
DiSturco, Phyllis – 1984
A study examined the effect of bibliotherapy on the personal and social development of second grade students in a self-contained classroom. Students were pretested with the California Test of Personality (CTP), primary series, then were read to from books chosen on the basis of weaknesses exhibited by the children on the test. Books were read to…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Child Development, Grade 2, Personality Development
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Adler, Peter S. – Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1975
This article contended that the problems and frustrations encountered in the culture shock process are important to an understanding of change and movement experiences, and that such transitional experiences can be the source of higher levels of personality development. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences
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Greenberger, Ellen; Sorensen, Aage B. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1974
Model outlines three dimensions of maturity likely to be relevant in all societies: (1) Capacity to function on one's own, (2) Capacity to interact with others, (3) Capacity to contribute to social cohesion. Nine attributes pertinent to these capacities are defined. Problems in the measurement of psychosocial maturity are discussed. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Educational Assessment, Individual Development, Maturation
Maher, Robert – 1988
This book describes Character Development and Leadership Training in the School and Community, a high school course instituted at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, New York in 1983. It was written to help other educators interested in implementing similar student leadership programs. The developer of the program explains some of his reasons for…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Leadership Training, Personality Development
Meers, Betty White – 1983
Personality theory stresses the importance of communion with self to personal development. Since writing is a form of communion with self, researchers have begun looking for measurable differences in the personality development of writers and nonwriters. Several experiments have tended to confirm that writing has the potential to effect positive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individual Development, Personality Development, Self Concept
Wright, Mary J. – 1984
A brief overview of the history of the scientific study of the child in Canada is provided in this paper. Discussion begins with an account of the scholarly interests and activities of James Mark Baldwin, who brought modern psychology to Canada, and Frederic Tracy, who objected to child-centered approaches to child rearing. The remainder of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries
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Webb, Thomas E.; Oski, Frank A. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anemia, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Bloom, Michael; Freedman, Mervin – New Directions for Higher Education, 1973
How better understanding of one's own childhood and education can make one a better teacher, and how planners should take account of the personality needs of faculty members in designing institutional changes. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Change, Educational Planning, Higher Education
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Devereux, Edward C.; And Others – Child Development, 1974
Six hundred preadolescents, half from kibbutzin and half from classrooms in Tel Aviv, were asked to describe the frequency of certain socializing behaviors of their parents, peers, teachers, and caregivers. Implications for personality development are discussed. (ST)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Discipline, Elementary School Students, Parent Child Relationship
Finney, Ben C.; Van Dalsem, Elizabeth – J Counseling Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Effectiveness, Gifted, Group Counseling
McClain, Edwin W.; Andrews, Henry B. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Motivation
Hildreth, Gladys J.; And Others – 1976
This paper explores the concept of child abuse. The analysis begins by explaining the problems evident in defining child abuse, and presents the historical development of child abuse prevention. A theoretical discussion on personality development is also included. The second section of the paper describes results of a research project designed to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Child Abuse, Children
Rickarby, Geoff – 1980
Theories furthering understanding of the effects of child rearing practices on psychiatric disturbance are briefly reviewed. Particular attention is given to family dynamics, the double-bind hypothesis, and the development of schizophrenia and related border line syndromes that lead to psychotic phenomena. The issue of child rearing practices is…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders
Lockett, Danuta Wal – 1980
This study investigated the relationship between levels in Piaget's hierarchy of cognitive development and Loevinger's model of ego development. The data were examined for indications of cognitive prerequisites for development of ego levels. Sixty women, 30 in each of two age groups (18-21 and 35-47) were administered the chemicals and correlation…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
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