"Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children

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dc.contributor.advisorGrover, V Men_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJowell, Ruthen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-21T19:21:30Z
dc.date.available2016-03-21T19:21:30Z
dc.date.issued1960en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe problem arose in the setting of the Child Guidance Clinic of the University of Cape Town where children were from time to time referred for "Lack of Concentration". It soon became evident that "lack of concentration" was an extremely vague, descriptive term used to cover a variety of conditions. The parent and teacher were able to state that the child could not concentrate, but they had little knowledge of what was actually lacking in the child. The Clinic did not have at its disposal: (1) a precise measuring instrument for assessing the child's level of concentration; (2) a definite training programme in which the child could participate; (3) methods of assessing the main factors associated with lack of concentration. As a result only rather general advice could be given to parents whose children were referred for this problem. Thus, it was obvious that, despite the importance of this problem particularly in the field of education, there was little real understanding of it, and research in this very extensive field seemed to be indeed opportune. The main purpose of the present study is to arrive at a clearer understanding of the term 'Lack of Concentration' for the clinical psychologist. This implies : (1) defining concentration and accounting for its lack in the group of children studied; (2) showing the inter-relationships and links between concentration and other variables; (3) a) devising tests of concentration b) formulating a training procedure with the object of developing concentration c) devising a set of alternate tests to assess the effectiveness of tbe training programme; (4) evaluating the present status of the problem and emphasizing the need for further research and investigation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJowell, R. (1960). <i>"Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18096en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJowell, Ruth. <i>""Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1960. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18096en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJowell, R. 1960. "Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jowell, Ruth AB - The problem arose in the setting of the Child Guidance Clinic of the University of Cape Town where children were from time to time referred for "Lack of Concentration". It soon became evident that "lack of concentration" was an extremely vague, descriptive term used to cover a variety of conditions. The parent and teacher were able to state that the child could not concentrate, but they had little knowledge of what was actually lacking in the child. The Clinic did not have at its disposal: (1) a precise measuring instrument for assessing the child's level of concentration; (2) a definite training programme in which the child could participate; (3) methods of assessing the main factors associated with lack of concentration. As a result only rather general advice could be given to parents whose children were referred for this problem. Thus, it was obvious that, despite the importance of this problem particularly in the field of education, there was little real understanding of it, and research in this very extensive field seemed to be indeed opportune. The main purpose of the present study is to arrive at a clearer understanding of the term 'Lack of Concentration' for the clinical psychologist. This implies : (1) defining concentration and accounting for its lack in the group of children studied; (2) showing the inter-relationships and links between concentration and other variables; (3) a) devising tests of concentration b) formulating a training procedure with the object of developing concentration c) devising a set of alternate tests to assess the effectiveness of tbe training programme; (4) evaluating the present status of the problem and emphasizing the need for further research and investigation. DA - 1960 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1960 T1 - "Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children TI - "Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18096 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18096
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJowell R. "Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1960 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18096en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.title"Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school childrenen_ZA
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