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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"developmental theory"”.
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A Developmental Theory of Intention
In this dissertation, I advance a developmental theory of intention, according to which an intention is an action under development. In chapter 1, I define and explain the major theories in contention and offer some motivations for each. The theory that an intention is a belief (cognitivism) can …
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Investigating Young Children's Music-making Behavior: A Developmental Theory
<p>We have many developmental theories contributing to our understanding of children as they meander steadfastly toward maturation. Yet, none have reported on how young children interpret the qualitative meaning and importance of their own music-making experiences. Music created by average, not …
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Practising critical pedagogy through the lens of constructive-developmental theory
… is ‘How to identify and effectively implement a developmental pedagogy that contributes solutions to, rather than causes of, inequality’. The research is conducted using first person, educational emancipatory action research. Both the research method and objective targeted transformation, …
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Exploring the Paradoxical Role and Experience of Fallback in Developmental Theory
Constructive-development and stage development theory, which posits that individuals move through different stages or action logics throughout life, has been the foundation for several models of human transformation. The literature on the leading stage theories indicates that research has focused …
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Improving Outcomes for Children Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A Study of Intervention Effectiveness Guided by Developmental Theory
… a strong dose-response relationship to many developmental outcomes across the lifespan (e.g., Anda et al., 2006; Blodgett, 2014; Dong et al., 2004; Metzler et al., 2017). As public awareness of ACEs, their prevalence, and their impact has spread, public interest in implementing effective …
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Applying a comprehensive-internal model for the evaluation of social-scientific research to the identity crisis stage of Erik Erikson's developmental theory
… the appropriateness of using Erik Erikson's developmental theory, in whole or in part, in the context of Christian discipleship. Chapter 1 includes evidence of the integration of developmental psychology in Christian education. The chapter then discusses the integration of Erik Erikson's …
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A Cross-Cultural Study of Moral Developmental Theory: the Influence of Collectivism on Moral Reasoning of Asian Students and Caucasian American Students
… A number of authors have argued that Kohlberg's theory does not incorporate the collectivistic moral reasoning that emphasizes human relationships among individuals, families, the community, and society in general.</p> <p>Methodology. Analyses of variance, t-test, correlational analyses, and …
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The Effects of a Human Developmental Counseling Application Curriculum on Content Integration, Application, and Cognitive Complexity for Counselor Trainees.
… opportunities enabling students to translate developmental theory to clinical practice. In this mixed-method study, the researcher explored the effects of a human developmental counseling application curriculum and examined cognitive complexity levels among counselor trainees. Qualitative …
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Understanding the Imaginary Audience and the Personal Fable in a Social Media Environment
… children and adolescents under the auspices of developmental theory. Thus, this research study examined the relationship between Facebook use, customization, and developmental constructs associated with Adolescent Egocentrism; namely, Imaginary Audience and the Personal Fable. Developmental …
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Choice in Teachers' Inservice : Effects on Learning and Attitude
… and choice of dellvery mode. (2) Refine developmental theory as it applies to practice so curriculum can be matched to various stages of adult developmchnt, (3) Help establish guidelines that link cognitive-developmental theory to instructional interventions. (4) Find methods of promoting …
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Integral Transhumanism: The Holistic Leap Forward
… itself, in light of Ken Wilber's Integral Theory of development. Wilber's paradigm synthesizes descriptive and normative theories from a vast array of disciplines, generating a holistic approach to developmental theory that emphasizes a particular need for balance in any evolving system. …
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Developing Dyadic Measurements in Marriage and Family Therapy: The Dyadic Supervision Evaluation
<p>This study applies integrative developmental theory and a common factors approach in evaluating and describing how Marital and Family Therapy trainee’s progress in mastering the core competencies set forth by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) …
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The experiences of siblings of paediatric cancer patients: a preliminary South African perspective
… contextualised and discussed in terms of various developmental theories including: Erikson’s psychosocial (socio-emotional) developmental theory; Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory; and Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological systems theory. Although findings relating to the cancer experience for …
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The Development of READY-A (Ready for Adolescents): An Adolescent Premarital Education Inventory
… for this study. Based on the ecosystemic developmental theory and developmental theory of interpersonal competence, characteristics found important to adolescent romantic relationships were grouped into two categories: individual characteristics of the adolescent and contextual factors of …
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A study of Sophocles' Oedipus Coloneus
… intend to consider it either as a part of any "developmental" theory of the Sophoclean canon or as a document of any over-all Sophoclean "philosophy of life." No doubt the poet had something to say about human existence in his play, but I have made no effort to fit this into any hypothetical …
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The role of mentoring in the development of African American nurse leaders
… framework for this study is Levinson’s adult developmental theory. A sequential mixed design was utilized. Forty-seven African American nurse leaders participated in Phase I, of which 10 were interviewed in Phase II. The findings showed that mentoring plays a role in the personal and …
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Differential effects of the structure of opportunity on the development of career aspirations: A study of Project Talent participants
… and values) cited in Gottfredson's (1981) developmental theory of occupational aspirations, and the structure of opportunity presented in Astin's (1984) sociopsychological model of career choice and work behavior. The results support the inclusion of the structure of opportunity as a …
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Presuppositions In Moral Education Discourse: Developing An Analytic Framework And Applying It To Moral Education Traditions
… values clarification, Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental theory, five multicultural education traditions (Teaching the Exceptional and Culturally Different, Human Relations, Single-Group Studies, Multicultural Education, and Education that is Multicultural and Social Reconstructionist) …
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Self-Authorship: a teaching approach during the after-school community program
… self-authorship pedagogy approach following the developmental theory designed by Baxter Magolda (1999, 2001). Much of previous research in self-authorship was influenced by college student population. There was a literature gap on self- authorship theory applied to younger age population. This …
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