A life-course perspective is committed to the proposition that from conception to death, all human outcomes are the result of a continual interaction between the individual and all of the environments that he or she inhabits at any given point in time. Early development is a critical period, a window of time during the life course when a given exposure can have a critical or permanent influence...

The life stories of adults diagnosed with dyslexia as children were examined, with emphasis on the related emotional experiences. The life story method of narrative analysis was used to compare and analyze the accounts of 12 participants who were interviewed extensively. The findings indicated that self-esteem problems may emerge by early childhood as individuals contend with aspects of their l...

—Sir William Osler, The Student of Medicine Beyond providing a foundation in medical knowledge and skills, an effective medical education also must develop students’ abilities to recognize and fill current and future knowledge gaps. Given the flood of information and innovation— often from commercial interests such as pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers— our medical students and t...

The Effects of Taking the Life Skills Course on First Year High School Students' Self-Efficacy and Assertiveness M. Parto, Ph.D. To assess the effectiveness of the life skills course in improving students' self-efficacy and assertiveness two student samples were drawn from among all first year high school students in Tehran, one from schools offering the course and the other from...