Observing Joanne

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This paper presents a case study regarding the emotional and academic development of a 10-year-old girl, Joanne. The paper discusses findings gained through observation of Joanne in her school environment with her peers. The paper also makes use of interviews conducted with Joanne's parents and teachers. Joanne's Greek background is discussed. The paper offers one-year, five-year, and ten-year predictions of Joanne's development.

Outline
Introduction
Description of Development and Observation
Evaluation and Prediction
Conclusion

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"According to her teachers, Joanne is always prompt in handing in her assignments, and usually does what she is told. She seems to have yet fully separated her independent wants and desires from the adults in her life, particularly her teachers and her mother. Joanne is quite responsible, though and often fulfills a leadership position, a position the teachers say they encourage her to aspire to, because of her apparently confident persona. They describe her as trustworthy and reliable and mature, even though her lack of independence in her actions, and her deferential behavior towards adults is not necessarily mature in a developmental sense."

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