Dyer, Everett D.2020-12-162020-12-16196813764120https://hdl.handle.net/10657/7220This study sought to explore methods in assessing the school child's self-development to school performance, and secondarily, concerning the relationship of his socioeconomic status and intelligence to his self-development. The following three hypotheses suggested by George Herbert Mead's theory guided the study : I. The child whose self has reached the stage of development in which he has incorporated the social attitudes of the group of which he is a part, in other words, in which he takes the attitude of the "generalized other," will give a better school performance than the child whose self has not reached this stage. II. The child who can take the attitude of a particular other person in a situation of social interaction will be able to interact with others more successfully than the child who cannot do so and therefore will give a better school performance than the child whose self has not developed to this point. III. The child who can view himself with objectivity will give a better performance as a student than the child who cannot do so. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Mead, George HerbertSelf-developmentThesisreformatted digital