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Stevenson, Michael R. – 1985
Current thought about the effects of single-parenting on children's sex-role development has supported (1) the traditional view that being raised in a single-parent home is deleterious to the well-being of children; (2) the conditional view noting that differences exist between children in father-absent and father-present homes (but only in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Family Influence, Family Structure, Fatherless Family
Michaelson, Randy R.; And Others – 1982
Very little research has been undertaken to assess what factors are related to the utilization of coping strategies to deal with the losses associated with aging. Volunteers (N=40) 65 years of age or older were interviewed to determine if people at different levels of ego development differ in the number and type of coping strategies employed in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Older Adults
Fugitt, Eva D. – 1983
Activities for home and school designed to help children become aware of their own inner authority and ability to choose are offered in this book. Techniques and activities are based on the principles of psychosynthesis, a comprehensive educational approach to human growth and development pioneered in 1911 by Italian psychiatrist Robert Assagioli.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Death, Elementary Education
Smith, Christine Ciensczyk – 1978
Emphasizing the influence of television on children, this pamphlet explores some of the major criticisms of television and discusses ways parents can help their children get the most out of television. It is argued that the major problem with television is the amount of time that it steals from our lives, time that could be spent in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Ethnic Stereotypes, Parent Education
Weiner, Bernard – 1985
The psychology of emotion has been studied primarily from an intrapsychic perspective. A social psychological perspective of emotion can supplement this intrapsychic approach by examining three areas: (1) controlling the emotions of others; (2) controlling the thoughts of others through emotional expression; and (3) emotional congruence, or the…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Children
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Flynn, Timothy M. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming
Gorman, Margaret – 1977
Subjects were 50 17 year-old students from a variety of types of schools (parochial, private, public) in two New England areas were interviewed for moral and faith development according to the theories of Kohlberg and Fowler. Socioeconomic level and IQ were highly correlated with faith and moral scores. Experiences of the death of someone close…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Church Role, Developmental Psychology, Ethics
Epstein, Joyce L.; McPartland, James M. – 1977
This paper explores three research issues on adolescent development using an elaborated effects model: (1) Are there consistent sex main effects on a variety of student outcomes? (2) What are the relative influences of family status, family processes, school processes, and individual ability on academic and nonacademic behavior of males and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Affective Behavior
Starkey, Hugh – 1982
This report discusses a symposium held in Sweden in 1980 by the Council of Europe to explore ways for schools to help prepare teenagers for life. The specific objectives of the symposium were to discuss the aims and objectives of and approaches to social education in schools for students in the 14-19 age group and to make recommendations which…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Sobesky, William E.; And Others – 1981
The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the factor structure of the Teacher Temperament Questionnaire (TTQ); and (2) to use this questionnaire as an instrument to determine if the factor structure of the TTQ corresponded to the New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS) temperament qualities. The TTQ, consisting of 64 behavioral items, measures…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Factor Structure, Kindergarten Children
Allman, Joanna; And Others – 1979
This book provides a guide for teaching and learning about the experiences of Black females in America, and particularly about psychosocial issues in Black female development. The guide is divided into topic units. "Black Women in History" contains lessons of Black women in slavery, in the twentieth century, and historical and contemporary role…
Descriptors: Black History, Black Studies, Blacks, Family Life
Greenspan, Stanley I.; Lourie, Reginald S. – 1979
This paper applies a developmental structuralist approach to the classification of adaptive and pathologic personality organizations and behavior in infancy and early childhood, and it discusses implications of this approach for preventive intervention. In general, as development proceeds, the structural capacity of the developing infant and child…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Developmental Stages
SUMMERS, EDWARD G. – 1967
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERS TO MATERIALS PARTICULARLY USEFUL TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY SITUATIONS. INCLUDED ARE PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICAL REFERENCES TO ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, ARITHMETIC AND MATHEMATICS, CITIZENSHIP, AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Citizenship
Falbo, Toni – 1980
Many psychological theories point to the importance of siblings in individual personality development. The impact of sibling status on interpersonal and achievement orientation was examined with undergraduates (N=1782) who completed a series of objective personality measures and a background questionnaire. Sibling status was defined in terms of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Birth Order, Competition, Egocentrism
Fisher, A. Craig, Ed. – 1976
This book is designed to provide instructors and students in sport psychology courses with a learning instrument that combines the continuity of a textbook with the range of opinion, in-depth treatment of selected issues, and insight into research methods of a book of readings. The subject is divided into four topical categories. Under the heading…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Athletic Coaches, Athletics
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