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Rodrigue, James R.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This study compared the adaptive behaviors of 20 autistic, 20 Down's syndrome, and 20 normal children matched on age equivalent adaptive behavior, gender, race, birth order, family size, and socioeconomic status. The autistic children displayed significant and pervasive deficits in the acquisition of adaptive social skills and greater variability…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Development
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Vondra, Joan I.; Hommerding, Katherine Dowdell; Shaw, Daniel S. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1999
Investigated role of maternal characteristics and behavior, perceptions of social support, and infant characteristics to differentiate early patterns of infant security, organized insecurity and disorganization among socioeconomically disadvantaged families. Found a variety of correlations with different attachment patterns. Also found that change…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories
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Ashiabi, Godwin S. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2000
Examines the emotional development of preschoolers, including the issues of emotional expression, emotional understanding, regulation of emotions, developmental significance, and the role of the caregiver-child relationship. Finds that caregivers influence the emotional development of children as they model, coach, and respond to children.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role
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Byers, John A. – Child Development, 1998
Maintains that the "getting into shape" hypothesis of explaining the inverted-U distribution of exercise play across age is likely incorrect. Argues that the biological study of human physical activity play, as recommended by Pellegrini and Smith (1998), will reveal whether physical activity play represents an example of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences
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Schulenberg, John E.; Maggs, Jennifer L. – Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Supplement, 2002
This article offers a developmental perspective on college drinking by focusing on broad developmental themes during adolescence and the transition to young adulthood. Links between developmental transitions and alcohol use and other health risks are discussed in light of five conceptual models: Overload; Developmental Mismatch; Increased…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Development
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Ballou, Roger A. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2002
The Adlerian concept of behavior being purposeful and socially embedded offers a contextual backdrop for understanding teens. This article offers an overview of the Dreikurs scheme, its applicability to understanding teen behavior, and, through a case study, the method to be used to speculate about the goal and purpose that undergrid a teenager's…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Behavior Development
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Shoffner, Marie F.; Vacc, Nicholas A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2002
During recent years, there has been increased interest in the relationship between neighborhood environments and social deviancy. This article reports on the development of an index of neighborhoods, which is built upon community features of social and physical incivilities (Wandersman & Nation, 1998). Factor structure and internal consistency…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Evaluation Methods
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Ehrensaft, Miriam K. – Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2005
This article investigates the role of interpersonal relationships in shaping sex differences in the manifestation, etiology, and developmental course of conduct problems and their treatment needs. The review examines whether: (1) Girls' conduct problems are more likely than boys' to manifest as a function of disrupted relationships with caretakers…
Descriptors: Etiology, Family Relationship, Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents
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Chavez, Alicia Fedelina; Guido-DiBrito, Florence; Mallory, Sherry L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2003
Extrapolating from current developmental theory and using practice-to-theory/theory-to-practice methods, the authors propose a framework for individual diversity development among faculty, staff, and students. The model offers individuals in-depth cognitive, affective and behavioral frameworks of development toward consciously valuing complex and…
Descriptors: Models, Higher Education, Individual Development, College Students
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Begeny, John C.; Martens, Brian K. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2006
Although many behaviorally-based instructional practices have been shown empirically to promote student achievement, it is unknown to what extent teachers receive adequate training in these methods. This study surveyed master's-level elementary, secondary, and special education students about their coursework and applied training in 25 behavioral…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Academic Achievement
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Taran, Iurii Nikolaevich – Russian Education and Society, 2008
The author discusses the 1990s trend in schools in Lipetsk Oblast to back away from previous policies of including social, cultural, civic and moral training for students. During the same period, says the writer, parents began to show less interest in the effectiveness of instruction and upbringing. These combined trends resulted in increased…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Supplementary Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries
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Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Ostrosky, Michaelene; Fox, Lise – School Psychology Review, 2006
Over the last several years, there has been an increased focus on school readiness and supporting children during the preschool years to learn the skills they need to be successful in elementary school and beyond (Bowman, Donovan, Burns, et al., 2000; Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). The capacity to develop positive social relationships, to concentrate…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Early Experience
Johnson, Helen L.; And Others – 1983
The physical and neurobehavioral findings at 3 years of age for 39 children born to mothers on methadone- maintenance and 23 children born to drug-free comparison mothers are reported. The methadone children had a higher incidence of head circumferences less than the third percentile, nystagmus/strabismus, and otitis media. No differences were…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Drug Abuse
Recchia, Susan L. – 1987
Certain play situations are very difficult for young visually impaired children. This booklet focuses on three areas of play: exploring toys and materials, making transitions from one activity to another, and playing with other children. Through anecdotal descriptions of common situations encountered by caregivers, the booklet discusses why these…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Modification, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Simkinson, Charles H.; Redmond, Robert F. – 1982
Guidelines for mutual parenting are provided in this handbook. "Mutual parenting" means that everyone in the community shares the responsibility for the safety and well-being of the community's youngsters. Several topics are discussed in the 15 brief chapters of the handbook. Chapters 1 through 3 focus on the formation of a mutual…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Rearing, Community Role, Cooperation
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