Notes responses to present deficiencies in college introductory economics courses. Discusses the University of Nebraska's ADAPT (Accent on Developing Abstract Processes of Thought) program. The interdisciplinary project, based on Piaget's developmental stages, assists students in acquiring reasoning skills for the highest stage of intellectual…

National survey data were utilized to measure differences in self-perception, motivation, and social support through seven stages of the family life cycle. In most cases, stages of family life were significantly associated with psychological and social change in adulthood, regardless of sex. (Author)

The Development of Operational Reasoning Skills (DOORS) program at Illinois Central College is an interdisciplinary experiment that guides students from concrete to formal operational levels of thought to ensure that they understand the concepts and cognitive skills undergirding the rhetorical modes. (RL)

Bar graph activities appropriate for four stages of development are given. (MK)

Models of conceptual and language development by Orwell, Piaget, Whorf and Sapir, Vygotsky, and Bruner are reviewed. Their implications for teaching and some individual problem-solving experiments are discussed. (CP)

A reading program for second- and third-grade nonreaders based on neurological development rather than reading or perceptual skills is described. Results of a study of 24 children in the program showed average gains of eight months in reading ability in four months of instruction. (PHR)

A total of 24 males in each of grades 7, 10, and college were asked to determine whether each of various pieces of information proved conclusively that a given hypothesis was always correct. Results suggested three sequences of qualitative change in hypothesis-testing ability. (JMB)

In developing training models in mental health and aging, it is necessary to synthesize existing expertise in areas such as life span development, clinical psychology, and community psychology in order to create a conceptual foundation and a set of intervention approaches for these training programs. (Author/WI)

Investigates the relationship between perceived locus of injustice (blaming either individuals or institutions for injustice) and Kohlberg's moral judgment typology, while controlling the effects of social desirability. Finds that Kohlberg's "stage 4" individuals (with "law and order" orientations) show the strongest disposition to blame…

Examines the transition from concrete to formal thought in Piagetian theory. The questions investigated relate to the abruptness of the transition period, the simultaneity of changes across schemes, and the influence of one scheme of development on another. (SA)

Notes that the grading and development of reading texts could be improved through the pinpointing of some linguistic landmarks in language development, discusses the selection and testing of language landmarks, and describes a study that tested children's knowledge of structures involving the word "although." (GT)

The article summarizes the developmental processes of adolescents (age 12-18) and reviews literature concerning the adolescent's use of television, newspapers, periodicals, records, and radio. (KC)

Counselors concerned with older persons seem to require initial professional development rather than renewal, i.e., enhancement of both knowledge and attitudes. Programs and courses presently available are indicated and future prospects proposed, toward improvement of professional development in counseling older persons. (Author)

Two cognitive tasks of physical uncertainty were used to assign 56 subjects (aged 5 to 17 years) to one of three cognitive stages. Two tests for comprehension of speaker uncertainty were then administered to all participants. Results were interpreted as showing that development of cognitive stages is structurally related to comprehension of speech…

The article explores activities which promote the development of accurate and functional concepts concerning the environment for blind children. (PHR)