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Rogers, Sinclair – 1975
Twenty-four children aged five and twenty-four children aged six were interviewed individually three times during a calendar year. It was found that not only did the children's language develop over the period, as judged syntactically and lexically, but they also showed an increasingly fluent control over their own style. All the children…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Concept Formation
Niehoff, Arthur H. – 1968
A comparative method for analyzing efforts of induced change in cross-cultural situations is described. Case histories of efforts to introduce innovations to local communities of the developing nations were separated into 'success' and 'failure' groups. The behavioral components that influenced such outcomes were categorized according to whether…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Area Studies, Attitude Change, Attitudes
Zubin, Joseph, Ed.; Jervis, George A., Ed. – 1967
The proceedings include 33 papers and two addresses on the psychopathology of mental development. The following six subject areas are considered: genetics and neurophysiology, socio-cultural and paranatal factors; epidemiology; behavior characteristics and learning; observational techniques and measurement of intelligence; and diagnosis and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biochemistry, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments
Thomas, Alexander – 1969
To study the home environment of the Puerto Rican as it relates to the children's academic achievement, 45 working class families were interviewed and these variables were investigated: achievement, classroom behavior inventory in relation to academic achievement, the effect of bilinguality on academic achievement, the influence of examiner…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
Semb, George, Ed.; And Others – 1972
This book presents part of the proceedings from the Third Annual Conference on Behavior Analysis in Education which was designed to provide Project Follow Through with the most current research products in the field, and to serve participating researchers by providing a medium for exchange of information regarding the state of the art and its most…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Case Studies
Nelson, Gordon Kenneth – 1971
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of method of presentation, grade level, sex, and achievement within grade and sex to the various bases upon which children of low socioeconomic background classify geometric concepts. Two tasks were administered to 96 subjects in the fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades--32 at each grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns
Read, Merrill S.; Felson, David – 1976
The problems of those children who are chronically malnourished, the cultural environment of malnutrition, and the extent to which children are temporarily or permanently handicapped in learning because of malnutrition are discussed in this booklet. It also describes hunger and its effects on child development. The topics addressed are: definition…
Descriptors: Anemia, Behavior Patterns, Child Care, Child Development
Brandon, Richard N.; Plotnick, Robert D. – 1996
This report examines data from a study of the relationship among work status, wage levels, marital status, education, age of youngest child and use of child care in allowing low income households to remain off welfare. The study described looking separately at public assistance status (whether a household received welfare) and recidivism (how long…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Day Care, Day Care Centers
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Piroth, Scott – Social Education, 1996
Summarizes and reports on a large body of statistical evidence that suggests US voting patterns relate more to general attitudes and beliefs than to any substantive evaluation of policy positions. Studies reveal that voter preference often is determined by parental influence and party loyalty. Discusses possible reasons and implications. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
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Bayer, Alan E.; Braxton, John M. – Journal of Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated the influence of academic discipline (biology, mathematics, psychology, history), gender, age, highest degree earned, and administrative experience on the espousal of community college teaching norms held by 265 community college faculty. Results indicate gender, discipline, and professional experience exert statistically…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Biology, College Administration
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Graber, Julia A.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on this special theme issue examining the roles of socialization, biology, and culture as they affect adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Presents models for predicting and understanding behavioral and affective change at transitions occurring especially from middle childhood through adolescence. Provides examples…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Kelker, Katharin A. – 1994
This handbook was written to share the feelings, experiences, and knowledge of parents of children with emotional disorders. The first chapter, "Feelings Come First," considers recognition of unusual behavior patterns underlying emotional disturbances and the difficulty of determining their causes, their impact on the family, and coping…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping
Switzky, Harvey N. – 1995
This review covers the psychological literature of the last 30 years regarding the personality and motivational characteristics of individuals with mental retardation. The first section is a brief historical review and critical examination of the various conceptual models and theories regarding personality and motivational processes in persons…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
Razza, Carol – 1995
This practicum was designed to increase parent awareness of the importance of family play interaction and to foster parents' ability to demonstrate these playskills as a couple and within the family. Questionnaires and personal interviews confirmed the need for more information on the importance of play and of age-appropriate play skills. A…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Child Rearing
Seagraves, Margaret C. – 1995
The purpose of this research study was to build and pilot a psychometric instrument, the Primary Childhood School Success Scale (PCSSS), to identify behaviors needed for children to be successful in first grade. Fifty-two teacher responses were collected. The instrument had a reliability coefficient (Alpha) of 0.95, a mean of 13.26, and a variance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development
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