Social behavior skills were taught to 7- and 8-year-old resource room students through controlled simulation of real-life situations in which students were encouraged to think of various solutions to a problem, evaluate them, and apply the best one. (CL)

Composed of Ph.D. dissertations accepted in U.S. universities since 1960, this annotated bibliography contains approximately 140 citations on social change and/or development in Central America and Panama. (JC)

Grade point average and the development of maturity were examined for 229 freshman males at Pennsylvania State University. The results were used to determine differences among students living in residence units in which the resident assistant was oriented either as counselor or as administrator or in which there were no resident assistants at all.…

A kindergarten program that stresses cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and linguistic goals is a necessary contribution to the total school program. (JH)

Independence and the related concepts of freedom and autonomy are key terms in philosophy of education. Teacher educators are keen on independence, but seem to hold different definitions of the concept, and these various definitions do not co-exist happily. The relative autonomy that one may be able to achieve is not to be had unless one…

The annotated bibliography describes resources covering a wide range of issues related to disabled youth and their families. The 38 bibliographic citations date from 1980 to 1989 and are grouped into the following categories: psychosocial issues, health issues, educational issues, and community living. Information is also provided on services of…

A review of the research regarding the effectiveness of cooperative learning methods (particularly student teams) indicated that when the classroom is structured in a way that allows students to work cooperatively on learning tasks, students benefit academically as well as socially. The greatest strength of cooperative learning methods is the wide…

One of a series written for parents and other caregivers, this handbook on child development focuses on children from 2 to 6 years of age. Contents describe (1) physical development in terms of body size and shape, brain and eyes, and motor skills; (2) cognitive development and language acquisition; (3) personality development, with particular…

The curriculum is a modification and adaptation of the special education curriculum on sexual exploitation for mildly retarded students developed by Seattle Rape Relief. A Title IV-C Developmental Grant was written to develop a curriculum to meet the needs of moderately and severely handicapped students. The curriculum was subsequently evaluated…

The proceedings from this colloquium on the assessment of outcomes of preschool programs include presentations on (1) what should be assessed; (2) how social and emotional development can be assessed; and (3) how language intervention outcomes are to be assessed. Notes regarding the major ideas expressed during the discussions are also included.…

This review was intended to identify generic skills in interpersonal relations and to examine the implications of research for attempts to assess these skills. Using a developmental framework, three areas of research were reviewed: the social development of children and adolescents, clinical studies of interpersonal competence, and studies of…

Rules for selecting participants of games are the starting point for creating a just community among preschool-aged children. At first glance, it seems impossible to create a just community among young children whose social perspective-taking is undifferentiated and egocentric, and whose sense of positive justice is similarly limited. However,…

Twelve boys (24-30 months old) with specific expressive language delay (SELD) and with normal development in every other sphere were identified for longitudinal study. Children were videotaped while playing. Analysis using an ordinal play coding scheme revealed strikingly poor pretend play skills. They appeared deficient in either the ability or…

The review surveys theories and models of human development and extrapolates from these to form a composite sketch of the "typical" deaf adolescent. Theories of J. Piaget are examined and the major stages of cognitive development he proposed are summarized. Implications of concepts of disequilibrium and restructuring of cognitive schemas…