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Russo, Rebecca; Boman, Peter – Australian Educational Researcher, 2007
This study investigated teachers' knowledge of, and capacity to identify resilience, in 92 primary school children in Far North Queensland. It was found that although teachers' knowledge of resilience was apparently strong, and they reported a significant level of confidence in their ability to assist children in building resilience, their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Level, Children
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Prior, Margot; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
This study was designed to (1) gather Australian data on the Toddler Temperament Scale (TTS), (2) assess age differences on temperament in the one- to three-year-old group; (3) assess the psychometric properties of the TTS; and (4) consider some issues of concurrent validity in the measurement of temperament and behavioral adjustment. (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Rating Scales, Research Problems
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Walker, Michael B.; Andrade, Maria G. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Replicates the Asch conformity experiment (two participants pretend to misjudge a shorter line for a longer one in an attempt to influence a third participant) and applies it to 110 school children ages 3 to 17. Indicates that conformity decreases with age in perceptually ambiguous tasks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Compliance (Psychology)