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Lockhart, Kristi L.; Keil, Frank C.; Aw, Justine – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Three studies compared beliefs about natural and late blooming positive traits with those acquired through personal effort, extrinsic rewards or medicine. Young children (5-6 years), older children (8-13 years), and adults all showed a strong bias for natural and late blooming traits over acquired traits. All age groups, except 8- to 10-year-olds,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preadolescents, Children, Early Adolescents
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Monahan, Lynn Hunt; Monahan, James J.; Gaboury, Mario T.; Niesyn, Patricia A. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
A 40-hour education program covering the impact of crime on victims and their families was offered to sentenced offenders in a statewide prison system. Questionnaire responses from 339 males, ranging in age from 21-45 years, were examined. Results indicated that the program increased knowledge of victim rights, facts of victimization, and…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Victims of Crime, Correctional Education
Institute for the Study of Inquiring Systems, Philadelphia, PA. – 1972
An analysis is made of comments of 3,199 Connecticut citizens as to their opinions about the educational process of Connecticut. The comments were obtained by use of a survey questionnaire utilized in a study of the "Connecticut Citizens' Response to Educational Goals," the last page of which provided for additional comments. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age Differences, Data Analysis, Educational Attitudes