Introduction to the Special Section of Child Development on Positive Youth Development in Diverse and Global Contexts          下载免费PDF全文

Patrick J. Leman  Emilie P. Smith  Anne C. Petersen  SRCD Ethnic–Racial Issues  International Committees 《Child development》2017,88(4):1039-1044

Positive youth development (PYD) research seeks to understand and promote positive aspects of development in young people. In this the special section, focused upon youth from diverse racial–ethnic backgrounds around the globe, we describe the origins and development of the field, identify key and emerging themes, and present the challenges for work in the area in the years ahead. Central to these are elements that are inherent in many of the articles that constitute the section: These include a need to articulate more clearly the role of social and cultural context in positive development, a need to refine the measures and methods used for collecting data, the significance of social identities, and engagement with other fields of study and with policymakers.  相似文献   

Adjustment to university and academic performance: brief report of a follow‐up study     

Il‐haam Petersen  Kitty Dumont  Nomxolisi Malope 《教育心理学》2010,30(4):369-375

This study presents data that extend an earlier analysis of predictors of academic performance from one to three years. None of the adjustment and other psychosocial variables (help‐seeking, academic motivation, self‐esteem, perceived stress and perceived academic overload) could predict success at university at the end of three years of study. The only significant predictor was academic performance at the end of the first year of study.  相似文献   

Tripping over the leaves: A response to Naglieri     

John A. Zarske  Clay L. Moore  Jerry D. Petersen 《Psychology in the schools》1982,19(4):480-481

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German Public Opinion on the Iraq Conflict: A Passing Crisis with the USA or a Lasting Departure?     

Haumann  Wilhelm; Petersen  Thomas 《Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research》2004,16(3):311-330

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Effects of modified-implement training on fast bowling in cricket     

Carl Petersen  Barry Wilson  Will Hopkins 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(11-12):1035-1039

The effects of training with overweight and underweight cricket balls on fast-bowling speed and accuracy were investigated in senior club cricket bowlers randomly assigned to either a traditional (n = 9) or modified-implement training (n = 7) group. Both groups performed bowling training three times a week for 10 weeks. The traditional training group bowled only regulation cricket balls (156 g), whereas the modified-implement training group bowled a combination of overweight (161?-?181 g), underweight (151?-?131 g) and regulation cricket balls. A radar gun measured the speed of 18 consecutive deliveries for each bowler before, during and after the training period. Video recordings of the deliveries were also analysed to determine bowling accuracy in terms of first-bounce distance from the stumps. Bowling speed, which was initially 108?±?5 km?·?h^?1 (mean?±?standard deviation), increased in the modified-implement training group by 4.0 km?·?h^?1 and in the traditional training group by 1.3 km?·?h^?1 (difference, 2.7 km?·?h^?1; 90% confidence limits, 1.2 to 4.2 km?·?h^?1). For a minimum worthwhile change of 5 km?·?h^?1, the chances that the true effect on bowling speed was practically beneficial/trivial/harmful were 1.0/99/<?0.1%. For bowling accuracy, the chances were 1/48/51%. This modified-implement training programme is not a useful training strategy for club cricketers.  相似文献   

Trends in methodological rigor in intervention research published in school psychology journals     

Matthew K. Burns  David A. Klingbeil  James E. Ysseldyke  Shawna Petersen‐Brown 《Psychology in the schools》2012,49(9):843-851

Methodological rigor in intervention research is important for documenting evidence‐based practices and has been a recent focus in legislation, including the No Child Left Behind Act. The current study examined the methodological rigor of intervention research in four school psychology journals since the 1960s. Intervention research has increased in prevalence, but it does not seem to have become more rigorous since the establishment of the What Works Clearinghouse. Small methodological factors often determined whether a study met or did not meet standards in the current investigation. Implications include the necessity of reviewing research quality guidelines prior to conducting intervention research and ensuring they are met whenever possible.  相似文献   

Creating a Developmental Scale to Account for Heterotypic Continuity in Development: A Simulation Study     

Isaac T. Petersen  Brandon LeBeau  Daniel Ewon Choe 《Child development》2021,92(1):e1-e19

Many psychological constructs show heterotypic continuity—their behavioral manifestations change with development but their meaning remains the same. However, research has paid little attention to how to account for heterotypic continuity. A promising approach to account for heterotypic continuity is creating a developmental scale using vertical scaling. A simulation was conducted to compare creating a developmental scale using vertical scaling to traditional approaches of longitudinal assessment. Traditional approaches that failed to account for heterotypic continuity resulted in less accurate growth estimates, at the person- and group level. Findings suggest that ignoring heterotypic continuity may result in faulty developmental inferences. Creating a developmental scale with vertical scaling is recommended to link different measures across time and account for heterotypic continuity.  相似文献   

Using the Quality of Literacy Implementation Checklist to Improve Preschool Literacy Instruction     

Constance C. Beecher  Mary I. Abbott  Sarah Petersen  Charles R. Greenwood 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2017,45(5):595-602

Despite much progress in improving the quality of preschool programs, there is still an uneven quality of instruction in early childhood settings. Providing support and professional development (PD) for teachers that is practical, systematic and sustainable is one potential avenue to increase classroom quality in preschool, including quality of literacy instruction. Preschool educators who want to focus on increasing the quality of literacy instruction need simple-to-use tools that can be implemented quickly and provide a means to assess progress towards the goal of improving literacy instruction. The Quality of Literacy Implementation checklist measures how well the teaching staff include intentional, instruction in literacy/oral language. Rather than focusing on a specific curriculum or intervention, quality of implementation focuses on the teacher’s delivery of key procedural features of evidence-based instruction. As is the case with fidelity of implementation, a quality of implementation checklist not only measures implementation but also provides a roadmap about how instruction might be modified to ensure that critical and essential skills are emphasized across the preschool day.  相似文献   

The Conduct of Concern: Exclusionary discursive practices and subject positions in academia     

Eva Bendix  Petersen 《Educational Philosophy and Theory》2008,40(3):394-406

Drawing on material collected amongst Danish and Australian humanities and social science academics, the article illustrates and problematises a particular and recurring discursive practice amongst academics: 'the conduct of concern'. Conceptualising the conduct of concern as an exclusionary and de-legitimising discursive practice, the article offers a (mis)reading of some of the storylines and constructions it could be seen to invoke and reproduce—amongst others, the idea of the autonomous, rational academic subject. The author discusses the conduct of concern, as a particular kind of subject position and positioning, in terms of Donna Haraway's figure 'the modest witness'. The author suggests that the conduct of concern as a readily available exclusionary discursive practice in academia 'smuggles in' and naturalises constructions and positionings associated with the autonomous rational subject, and participates in masking the discourse mobiliser's subjective and political investments. In that way, by appropriating the ubiquitous discursive practice academics might contribute to upholding constructions and practices they otherwise seek to disrupt.  相似文献