Most of the research summarized in the report centers around cross sectional differences among representatives of different belief or personality systems. Some of the developmental determinants of different belief systems are discussed, and some of the results of two studies aimed specifically at this question are presented. All work carried out…

This article reviewed literature relating to growth stages in children and how these growth stages influence what is drawn. Additionally, a review of research was presented using the human-figure drawing in measurement of intelligence, personality assessment and prediction of learning performance. (Author/RK)

In this study, the role of adult response patterns in shaping and maintaining independent behavior in preschoolers is examined. Results indicate that independent and dependent behaviors are both strongly under the control of environmental contingencies of both boys and girls. (Author/WI)

Employing a larger sample and a more stringent statistical criterion, this study replicated an attempt by Grandy and Stahmann to test Holland's hypothesis that parents' personality types foster similar offspring personality development. An explanation is offered that fathers' personality types carry more weight in the development of offspring…

This article states that Synanon is a humanistic organization built around an innovation in organizational theory: the small group interactive process called the Synanon game. It focuses on Synanon's organizational design and theory, emphasizing placing a small group process at the core of the structured corporate-style organizational system. (KC)

Moral education is described here as the process of getting better and better at dealing fairly with conflicting perspectives on what is right in a particular situation. (Author/AM)

An Analysis of responses to the Spence-Helmreich Attitudes Toward Women Scale by the Loevinger-Wessler Stages of ego development is presented in this article. The ANOVA results show a clear trend for attitude scores of women to increase toward equality and choice as their ego stage increases. (Author)

Theoretical and research literature on the role of fathers in childhood development is reviewed. It is suggested that fathers may play an important but qualitatively different role in socialization than mothers and various research designs are suggested to test this hypothesis. (GO)

The predictive relation between neonatal behavior and temperament at 24 months was examined for 67 infants selected from the full socioeconomic status (SES) distribution. Initial ratings were made when the infants were one to four days old. Irritable neonates were rated as more upset, less attentive to stimuli, and less responsive to the staff at…

Are camps solely in the business of providing fun, or are they facilitators of crucial life skills? A social worker explores the fun versus character-building debate, concluding that though camp is not group therapy, it contributes to overall personal growth and to the social and emotional development of all children. (JMM)

This paper reviews the role and psychological bases of values in education and their effect on teaching and learning. Contrasting views of the roles of values in education in Indonesia and the United States are given. (Author/PK)

Treatment of a sexually abused woman who lacked a sense of autonomy and self-worth is described in the context of entitlement, the transient sense of being an exception to ordinary rules of morality and ethics. Entitlement in this case was considered a developmental stage of autonomy and independence of the body. (Author/JDD)

The world view of students was investigated, measuring covert causal assumptions about the relationship between the person and physical and social reality. The results indicate that people place themselves in particular intellectual arenas because of their preexisting ideology. Suggestions for further study are made. (PS)

Considers the divergent paths taken by research in cognitive development and research in social-emotional development, arguing that studies of socialization need to become more developmental. Discusses meanings of development that may affect the socialization process. (Author/CI)

Describes the Child Development Project in California, which holds that academic and character education are equally important goals for schools. The project has been established to produce long-lasting effects on children's "prosocial" development. (MD)