An examination of contemporary elementary school affective education programs

✍ Scribed by Frederic J. Medway; Robert C. Smith Jr.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 815 KB
• Volume: 15
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(197804)15:2<260::aid-pits2310150222>3.0.co;2-h

✦ Synopsis

Reviews the rationale underlying, characteristics of, and available research on four popular elementary school affective programs-the "Human Development Program," "Developing Understanding of Self and Others," "Toward Affective Development," and "Dimensions of Personality." It is concluded that despite problems such as broadly stated objectives, limited field testing, and poorly conducted and contradictory outcome research, several of the programs do appear to have some merit if used consistently for several months of the school year.

'This article is a shortened version of a comprehensive paper by R. C. Smith, Jr. submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral de ree at South Carolina. Since both authors contributed equally to the resent paper, authorship cre8its were determined alphabetically.

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