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50 Years of ERIC
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The Family Narrative Consortium: A Multidimensional Approach to Narratives.
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Fiese, Barbara H.; Sameroff, Arnold J. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1999
Discusses a theoretical rationale for studying family narratives as indicators of family functioning and influence on child development. Considers the development of a multidimensional coding scheme for these narratives. Presents analyses conducted across four study sites, including data on interrater reliability, confirmatory factor analysis, and…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Family History, Family Influence, Family Life
Narrative Connections in the Family Context: Summary and Conclusions.
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Sameroff, Arnold J.; Fiese, Barbara H. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1999
Investigated reliability of the Family Narrative Consortium (FNC) scales for measuring the effect of social context on construction of family narratives. Analyzed data from four FNC studies to determine reliability of scale dimensions of narrative coherence, narrative interaction, and relationship beliefs. Found that the scale was a set of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Family Environment, Family History, Family Influence
Issues in Grouping Items from the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.
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Sameroff, Arnold J.; And Others – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1978
Discusses the structure, reliability, stability, validity and usefulness of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and the results of factor and regression analyses of data collected using the NBAS. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Conceptual Schemes, Factor Analysis, Infant Behavior
Summary and Conclusions: The Future of Newborn Assessment.
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Sameroff, Arnold J. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1978
Discusses the role and limitations of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in the continuing effort to construct an adequate account of infant development. (BH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Infant Behavior, Infants, Measurement Techniques
Systems, Development, and Early Intervention.
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Sameroff, Arnold J. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1992
This commentary on the study reported in this monograph focuses on three topics raised by the study: (1) social systems, or individuals in the context of institutions; (2) the study of development through the use of disabled populations as experiments in human growth; and (3) the ability of intervention programs to manipulate development. (BC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Context Effect, Disabilities, Downs Syndrome