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Dekovic, Maja; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Studied the relationship of parental reasoning complexity to parental behavior during parent-child interactions, and the effect of this relationship on children's social cognitions. Results indicate that parental reasoning complexity is related to parental behaviors of restrictive control, authoritative control, and support, which, in turn, are…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Rearing, Cooperation, Discipline
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Duncan, Pam; Kilpatrick, Doreen L. – Child Study Journal, 1991
Parents rated their children on two behavioral rating scales that were designed to evaluate problem and antisocial behaviors. When rating only one child, parents agreed in rating sons' behaviors. Differences were found in mothers' and fathers' prosocial behavior ratings of daughters. When parents rated one child of each sex, no differences in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Education, Fathers
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Lappan, Glenda; Ferrini-Mundy, Joan – Elementary School Journal, 1993
Discusses mathematical tasks, classroom environments, and means of assessment that might encourage mathematical growth for middle grades students. Proposes a curriculum emphasizing mathematical connections, reasoning, and problem solving. Describes shifts in the culture of the mathematics classroom that support students' development of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Computation, Elementary Education
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Hilliard, Robert D. – Action in Teacher Education, 1992
Middle school students need support in transitioning from childhood into adolescence, and a realignment of families, schools, and communities is important. The 1989 Carnegie Council Task Force report recommends re-engaging families and communities to help middle school students. The paper discusses how to enhance family and community involvement.…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Intermediate Grades
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Shechtman, Zipora; And Others – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1993
Analyzed effects of counseling-education classroom intervention program, based on Values-Clarification method. Intervention was designed to enhance pupil self-esteem, classroom climate, and internal locus of control, which are all components of affective education. Found significant improvement in two of three variables (classroom climate and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Services, Foreign Countries
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Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed.; Petersen, Anne C., Ed. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1991
Twelve papers on the emergence and maintenance of severe clinical depression and depressive symptoms during adolescence are presented. Topics include parental influences, epidemiological data, depressive and negative affect, hormonal effects, preadolescent symptoms, sex differences, longitudinal studies with rhesus monkeys, suicidal ideation,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Classification, Cognitive Processes
Stamm, Carolyn C. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
Gifted sixth grade students created kits to help their parents survive being the parents of gifted children. The kits contained items that served as vehicles for communicating parenting suggestions, compliments, needs for independence, appeals for love and guidance, unique student characteristics, and humor. (JDD)
Descriptors: Attention, Child Rearing, Coping, Gifted
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Bennett, Mark; Yeeles, Caroline – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Interviews 46 British children, ages 8 to 11, to test their understanding of showing off. Confirms prediction that younger childrens' understanding of motivation for showing off is based on psychological determinants and that 11-year-olds' understanding focuses on interpersonal determinants. Also discusses children's understanding of emotional…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Fullerton, Carol S.; Ursano, Robert J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1994
Literature on preadolescent friendships is reviewed to examine the relationship between preadolescent friendship and social support in adulthood. Present research is suggestive of the importance of preadolescent friendships in adult social relatedness, but it is not sufficient to validate the period as critical to social support in adulthood. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Child Development, Emotional Development
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Haugland, Susan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Reviews computer software that meets the interests and needs of young children and teaches powerful ideas. The evaluations are based on field tests and the following criteria: age appropriateness, child control, clear instructions, expanding complexity, independence, nonviolence, process orientation; real-world model, technical features, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Jordan, Debra J. – Camping Magazine, 1996
Summarizes research on the effects of friendship and group acceptance on adolescents' evaluations of camp, and on the incidence of homesickness among boys ages 8-16 participating in a residential sports camp. Implications for camp involve helping campers develop appropriate social skills and educating staff concerning the symptoms of homesickness.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Response
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Doyle, Anna Beth; Markiewicz, Dorothy; Brendgen, Mara; Lieberman, Melissa; Voss, Kirsten – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2000
Predicted children's attachment security and style from parents' report of their style and marital adjustment. Found that mothers' anxious attachment style uniquely predicted children's insecure attachment to both parents and that attachment by parent-child pair differed by self-concept domain for either parent. (DLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Foreign Countries, Marital Satisfaction
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Matthews, Hugh; Taylor, Mark; Sherwood, Kenneth; Tucker, Faith; Limb, Melanie – Journal of Rural Studies, 2000
A survey and interviews with 372 youth aged 9-16 in rural Northhamptonshire (England) explored children's experiences of rural life. Challenging the image of the idyllic rural childhood, many youth, especially the least affluent and teenagers, felt detached from village life, powerless, and unable to find autonomous social space away from adult…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Alienation, Child Rearing
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Venville, Grady; Gribble, Susan J.; Donovan, Jennifer – Science Education, 2005
This research examined 9- to 15-year-old children's understandings about basic genetics concepts and how they integrated those understandings with their broader theories of biology. A cross-sectional case study method was used to explore the students' (n = 90) understandings of basic inheritance and molecular genetics concepts such as gene and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Genetics, Preadolescents, Adolescents
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Blatchford, Peter; Bassett, Paul; Brown, Penelope – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
The authors examined class size effects on teacher-pupil interactions, pupil engagement, and pupil-pupil interaction. They extended previous research by recognizing the hierarchical nature of observation data and the possible influence of other variables. The study used a time sampling method involving 257 children (aged 10-11 years) in 16 small…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Observation, Interaction, Teaching Assistants
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