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IMAMURA, SADAKO – 1965
THE BEHAVIOR OF PRESCHOOL BLIND AND PRESCHOOL SIGHTED CHILDREN AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE BEHAVIOR OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. SUBJECTS WERE 10 BLIND AND 12 SIGHTED CHILDREN FROM THREE TO SIX YEARS OF AGE AND FROM NONIMMIGRANT, UNBROKEN CAUCASIAN FAMILIES OF AVERAGE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND CHRISTIAN BACKGROUND. A SYSTEMATIC…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Blindness, Child Rearing
Rosenberg, B. G. – 1981
Personality stability and change in sibling status in the one- and two-child-family are examined in this Study. Q-sort data were analyzed for the same 33 male and 34 female subjects during four periods of their lives-- early and late adolescence and early and middle adulthood. Results indicate that stability of personality was greatest during…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Birth Order, Females
Sicoli, M. L. Corbin – 1978
Children in five second grade classrooms were exposed to an educational intervention designed to facilitate their moral development. Compared to a control group, they showed statistically significant growth in the following variables: role taking, intentionality, positive justice, punishment and donating behavior. Correlational analyses revealed…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education
McDonald, Eugene T.; Berlin, Asa J. – 1979
Intended for parents of children with cleft lip and cleft palate, the booklet provides an overview of the condition. Addressed are the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): prenatal development and birth defects (facial development); possible causes of cleft lip/cleft palate (common misconceptions, genetic factors, environmental…
Descriptors: Cleft Palate, Eating Habits, Etiology, Guidelines
THOMAS, VES – 1967
A SURVEY OF THE PRESENT STATE OF BIBLIOTHERAPY INDICATES THAT MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED BEFORE THIS DISCIPLINE CAN DEVELOP INTO A MORE EXACT SCIENCE. DEFINITIONS OF BIBLIOTHERAPY VARY FROM SIMPLY "THE USE OF READING IN THE TREATMENT OF THE SICK" TO DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARIAN AND HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE DOCTOR AND PATIENT.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Bibliotherapy, Educational Psychology, English Instruction
State Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1968
THE NEW YORK STATE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 1968 IS A 7-PHASE PROGRAM. FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ARITHMETIC RECEIVE TOP PRIORITY. SUMMER WORKSHOPS ARE CONDUCTED TO PREPARE TEACHERS TO RELATE MORE SATISFACTORILY TO MIGRANT CHILDREN. REGIONAL INSERVICE WORKSHOPS WITH EXPERT…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged, Financial Support, Inservice Education
Purkey, William W. – 1967
It is becoming clear that the difficulties which people experience in most areas of life are closely connected with the ways in which they see themselves and the world in which they live. There is considerable evidence that student failures in the basic school subjects, as well as misdirected motivation and lack of commitment (characteristic of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Gifted, Individual Development
Thompson, Mark E. – 1978
One of the most important assumptions of modern theories about self-image is that the maintenance and enhancement of the perceived self is the motive behind all behavior. Sense of self may be based on the views of others, it may be the result of interactions with others who provide meaning of self through their responses, it may come from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
Stewart, Robert A. C., Ed. – 1976
This is the first of a two-volume collection of research-based readings dealing with the New Zealand adolescent. This volume deals with home, school, socio-emotional and sexual influences on adolescent development. The following topics are included: the generation gap; sex education in the schools; venereal disease; adolescent hopes and fears;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anthologies, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology
Moldawsky, Stanley – 1975
This article deals with the author's interpretation of the Freudian concept of penis envy. Penis envy is viewed as a psychological phenomenon rather than a biological phenomenon characterized as the "bedrock of feminity." Based on his experiences as a psychoanalyst, the author states that penis envy involves the child's early…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Females, Labeling (of Persons), Parent Child Relationship
Livson, Florine B. – 1975
Patterns of personality development leading to psychological health at age 50 were compared in 24 women and 21 men, studied longitudinally since adolescence. Personality Q sorts at four ages--early and late teens, ages 40 and 50--were used to assess personality change and overall psychological health. Q sorts were based on extensive data and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Health, Middle Aged Adults
LaVoie, Joseph C. – 1975
Assumed determinants of ego identity were investigated in this study using sophomore, junior, and senior high school males and females. Subjects were administered the Marcia Ego Identity Status Scale and measures of sex-role identification, personality development, psychological functioning, self concept, and parental socialization practices. Data…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), High School Students, Identification (Psychology), Personality Development
Mosby, Doris P. – 1970
This article reviews research from the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's on the effects of discrimination on blacks. Data from these studies indicate that adverse cultural restrictions have fostered a unique and distinctive black personality. Among traits identified are: a negative or inferior self-image, pessimism about the future, attachment to the…
Descriptors: Adaptation Level Theory, Adolescents, Aspiration, Black Attitudes
Kamii, Constance; DeVries, Rheta – 1973
An outline for Piaget-based early childhood education curricula is presented. Long term objectives of the curriculum are the facilitation of moral and social growth, and intellectual development leading to formal operational functioning. Education is seen as a process that encourages creative and critical thinking. Short-term objectives are listed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Emotional Development
Bijou, Sidney W.; Grimm, Jeffrey A. – 1971
Described is an educational method based on the application of behavioral theory said to be effective in teaching academic and personal-social behaviors to young retarded children. Reading, spelling, arithmetic, writing, and language programs are presented in moderate detail and are explained to adhere to heuristic procedure of identifying the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Methods, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education
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