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Oberstein, Karen; Van Horn, Ron – Florida Media Quarterly, 1988
Reviews the development of bibliotherapy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and discusses specific techniques for the selection of appropriate reading materials for both children and their parents. (16 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education

Battacchi, Marco W. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1984
Examines professional education and current research trends in developmental psychology in Italy. Current trends have been investigated by a multi-dimensional content analysis of the studies published or accepted for publication in qualified journals between 1978-May 1983. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, College Curriculum, Content Analysis

Malatesta, Carol Zander; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Using a longitudinal design, investigates the interactive behaviors of mothers of normal infants and mothers of infants who are known to differ on a host of cognitive, behavioral, and biological parameters. Examines the developmental course of emotional expressivity in these infants. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development

Cassidy, Jude – Child Development, 1986
Explores the relation between the infant's ability to negotiate the environment and the quality of the infant-mother attachment relationship. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns

Strayer, Janet – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Investigates children's person-by-situation knowledge of probable causes of emotion in self and in others, and compares this to adults' construals. Shows that children can generate contextual explanations for affective states in self and others that are both shared by other children and adults and selectively related to different kinds of…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attribution Theory

Burton, Grace M. – Childhood Education, 1986
Discusses the societal values and behavior patterns that Chinese preschools reinforce and instill in children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Influences
Plucker, Jonathan A.; Zapf, Jason S. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2005
Are students who attend full-day kindergarten better prepared for future academic success than their peers who attend half-day kindergarten programs? Much of the current research on full-day kindergarten programs suggests they are. Researchers cite gains such as increased academic achievement, lower grade retention rates, improved attendance, and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Schedules, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Ostrosky, M. M.; Jung, E. Y.; Hemmeter, M. L. – 2002
This brief discusses the confusion some young children feel in moving from one activity to another (e.g., bus to classroom, cubbies to book reading, art time to lunch) that often results in frustration and challenging behaviors. The paper provides practical information on a variety of strategies to help preschool children make smooth, independent…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Kneidel, Sally – 1999
This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, anolis lizards, kittens, and puppies. Each experiment explores the five steps of the scientific method: (1) Question; (2) Hypothesis; (3) Methods; (4) Result; and (5) Conclusion.…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Behavior Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Dixon, Carol – Urban Life and Culture, 1972
An observational account of one pattern of organization and control, as observed in a Headstart preschool program. (DM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Slaughter, Diana Teresa – Educ Horiz, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Development, Black Mothers, Cognitive Development
Mather, Robert J.; O'Toole, Richard – Amer Vocat J, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Career Counseling, Handicapped Students, Job Skills

Taylor, Ronald L.; Ivimey, John K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Advanced special education students rated 23 of the domains of the Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS). Results indicated that the most important considerations for determining method of measurement for ABS were: time necessary to obtain behavioral sample and severity of behavior. Suggests the domains of ABS be rearranged and redefined. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Data Analysis

Richmond, Julius B.; Janis, Juel – Children Today, 1980
This article presents some of the changing views influencing psychologists, physicians, and other persons interested in preventing developmental difficulties and promoting physical and mental health in children. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Children, Diseases

Garnier, Catherine; Cucumel, Guy – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
Questioned day care center children during free play about their collective activity to determine how the representation of cooperation is structured and what kind of transformation appears during development. Found a developmental trend of representation of group activity after age 2. Results highlight the importance of group and day care center…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Child Development, Cooperation