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Hoffman, Vincent J. – Adolescence, 1984
Presents three psychological perspectives on youth deviance. Two traditional theoretical approaches to understanding and intervening in delinquent behavior are explained. A third perspective, a youth advocacy approach, is described in the light of cognitive developmental theory. Youth's developmental needs and their opportunity to complete…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Advocacy, Cognitive Development
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Dinges, Norman G. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1974
Working from a developmental model, the authors have identified "transcultural" developmental tasks for Navajo children and parents. The project described further demonstrates the viability of the counseling dimensions model in its use of paraprofessionals to assist in the delivery of services and in research. Extensive evaluation of the project…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Counseling, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict
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Spivack, James D. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1972
This study analyzed the comparative effectiveness of two prepracticum methods on the subsequent interviewing skills of candidates for a master's degree in counseling. The results indicate that it is possible to incorporate media techniques into a training model within the financial and time limitations of an ongoing master's level program. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Theories, Counselor Training, Counselors
Ivey, Allen E. – Personnel Guidance J, 1970
The APGA faces a time of challenge. Its present structure and emphasis builds for divisiveness and lack of organizational unity. The Association for Human Development is suggested as a new name for APGA. Conceptual models for the divisions discussed imply unity of the developmental process. (Author)
Descriptors: Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Tasks, Human Development
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Jansen, Brenda R. J.; van der Maas, Han L. J. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2002
The use of rules on nonverbal balance scale problems was studied among 5- to 19-year-olds. Latent class analyses indicated that children used rules, that different rules were used by children of different ages, and that both consistent and inconsistent rule use occurred. A model for the development of reasoning about the balance scale task was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development
Dinkmeyer, Donald
DUSO is an experiential approach to learning which relies on the teacher as the facilitator of human development. The need for such a model becomes apparent when an examination of schools reveals a dichotomy between what we value in education and what children experience. What is necessary then is a program based on an affective, holistic design.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Developmental Tasks, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
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Spooner, Susan E. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Presents a model of intimacy developed by Marvin Rytting which can be used in working with adult clients and for self-understanding. The model looks at intimacy in expanded configurations of physical, mental and emotional modalities. The importance of sexuality gives the model its basic dichotomy. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Communication (Thought Transfer), Counseling Techniques, Developmental Tasks
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Jansen, Brenda R. J.; Van der Maas, Han L. J. – Developmental Review, 2001
Two experiments used a formal model of developmental discontinuity derived from catastrophe theory to test whether the transition from Rule I to Rule II on the balance scale task proceeds discontinuously from ages 6 to 10, focusing on five catastrophe flags. Found that bimodality, inaccessible region, hysteresis, and sudden jump were clearly…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Continuity
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Barufaldi, James P.; Dietz, Maureen A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1975
A sample of 228 elementary school children in a large eastern city was administered tasks which tested visual perceptions of solid objects, and photographs and drawings of these objects. Results showed that children in grades one, four, and six demonstrate a tendency to perform more efficiently on observation and comparison tasks employing solid…
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Fagan, M. Michael; Ayers, Kenneth, Jr. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1982
Described the adult development of 23 police officers. Found that subjects passed through a series of psychosocial stages and that stress and stress management were an important part of this process. Training and administrative implications are discussed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Tasks, Life Style
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Lopez, Frederick G.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1992
Proposed and tested model for predicting college students' (n=224) identity. Sequentially considered information on students' reported conflictual independence from parents and their current mood states and generalized self-efficacy. Model explained significant variance in criterion measure for both sexes; respective contributions of model…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, College Students, Developmental Tasks
Pollman, Mary Jo; Roberts, Leonard – 1991
Several conditions, identified by Cambourne (1988) as contributing to children becoming successful language users, have been simulated in Australian schools in order for children to feel self-assured in mastering writing and reading just as these conditions have promoted the developmental process of talking in the home. The conditions are:…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Tasks, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
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Thomas, Marilyn L.; Kuh, George D. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Identifies the common elements from three popular adult development theories (Gould, Levinson et al., and Sheehy). Synthesizes these elements into a framework for describing development during the young adult years. Defines the concept of developmental transition. Discusses the implications of a composite adult development framework for helping…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
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Stoltenberg, Cal – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1981
Presents a developmental model of counselor supervision that conceptualizes the training process as a sequence of identifiable stages through which the trainee progresses. Characteristics of supervisees at each of the four levels are discussed as well as appropriate supervision environments that encourage development to the next highest level.…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Training, Developmental Stages
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Thomas, Hoben; Lohaus, Arnold; Kessler, Thomas – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Three samples of 8- to 16-year olds were assessed three times at yearly intervals on eight water-level items. Within-child change over age was viewed as stochastic process of the child changing or remaining in one of three latent strategy states. Although there was improvement in task performance over age, the general finding was that strategy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development
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