Studied the establishment of the reliability of an instrument for assessing developmental stages and the relation between reliability and sequentiality of the stages. (GO)

Looked for evidence of an intermediate stage between the second and third stages in multiple seriation during which subjects seriate the material on one dimension and classify it on the other. Fine grained analysis of stages is considered useful in elucidating the mechanisms of progression through a stage sequence. (GO)

Discusses three concurrent life crises--social puberty, advancement to a higher class, and occupational specialization--that are faced by college students and that are reflected in the freshman English experience. (MB)

The marital phenomenon known as the Seven Year Itch is discussed as a marital entity and as a manifestation of a stage of individual adult development-the age 30 transition. Characteristics of couples and treatment methods are discussed. Presented at the American Psychiatric Association, Miami Beach, May 9, 1976. (Author)

Reviews the literature in which the relationship of parental divorce and specific indices of college student adjustment are investigated and identifies differences in the developmental patterns of students from intact and nonintact households. Provides a critique of this literature and its implications for counseling. (Author/ABB)

Mothers' use of true (non-controlling) and limiting (controlling) questions with 26 developmentally delayed and 26 nondelayed preschool children were examined. More true questions were asked with 4- than 2-year-olds, and with nondelayed than delayed children. Limiting questions decreased as nondelayed children grew older, but increased as delayed…

The article discusses factors (such as underlying physical conditions, cognitive delay, emotional disturbance, and developmental stages) that affect the impact of pain on the exceptional child. (DB)

Eighteen moderately mentally retarded adults, 20 nonretarded elementary age children, and 20 nonretarded adults were exposed to three conditions of an auditory detection task (location, meaning, and a combination of both). Developmentally immature subjects (retarded adults and nonretarded children) demonstrated less efficient attentional capacity.…

Discusses major issues related to youth sport including definition of terms, development of motor skills, and relationship of physical activity to other aspects of development and to sex roles. Practical suggestions for the classroom teacher are presented to help them prepare children for an active and healthy life. (AS)

Presents a rationale for viewing theatre as a form of education, and looks at several different ideas for why and how drama should be taught; considers what types of skills children should acquire from a theatre class, and whether drama should focus on the internal, subjective experience of theatre, or the external mechanics of it. (JC)

Presents a framework for extending the Tuckman model of developmental sequence in small groups. Considers Tuckman's stages of forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning lacking in descriptive depth and clear definition. Gathered and organized group dynamics graduate students' assessments of characteristics of stages over five-year…

A recent study found that kindergartens in Ohio have become skill-based, academically oriented programs that young children can fail. Children are not the only victims; many teachers, principals, and supervisors are experiencing stress resulting from the increasing emphasis on academics in kindergarten programs. Parental and societal aspirations…

Assessed J. F. Wohlwill's notion of way-stations in development by investigating developmental interdependencies among children's solutions to three proportionality tasks: a balance beam task, a probability judgment, and a juice-mixing task. (SKC)

Utterances of 60 normally developing children, who were within six months of their second birthdays, were analyzed for occurrences of phonological processes. The most prevalent phonological processes were cluster reduction and deviations involving liquids. Clinical applications to aid in identifying disordered phonological development in preschool…

Two approaches that apply Piaget's theory of cognitive development to the study of child psychopathology are presented. (PCB)