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Akin-Little, Angeleque, Ed.; Little, Steven G., Ed.; Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – APA Books, 2009
The emotional and behavioral problems of students in the classroom are a major concern for teachers, administrators, and the public. Without effective behavior management, a positive and productive classroom environment is impossible to achieve. Forty years of scientific research supports the efficacy of behavioral interventions in the classroom,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Strategies, Report Cards, Classroom Techniques
Miller, John W., Ed. – 1993
Twenty-four papers are presented, which describe intervention programs and research reports and highlight the efforts of educators across the country to improve the education of at-risk students. Methods of providing quality educational experiences are profiled that range from a program for young children in Illinois to middle level education…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Quinn, Therese M., Ed.; Ploof, John, Ed.; Hochtritt, Lisa J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Art and Social Justice Education" offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curriculum and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework and linked to ideas about culture as commons. Essays and a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Art History, Critical Theory, Elementary Secondary Education
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
Kaduson, Heidi Gerard, Ed.; Schaefer, Charles E., Ed. – 2000
Play therapy offers a powerful means of helping children resolve a wide range of psychological difficulties, and many play approaches are ideally suited to short-term work. This book brings together leading play therapists to share their expertise on facilitating children's healing in a shorter time frame. The book provides knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Psychology, Children, Family Counseling
Jimenez, Terese C., Ed.; Graf, Victoria L., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2008
Developed as a resource for educators and parents who teach and support the more than 6.5 million students with disabilities, this book includes contributions from acknowledged special and general education professionals. Contributors address overarching issues in the field and focus on topics that are relevant to students no matter what their…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Early Intervention, General Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Whalen, Christina, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Generalization is the key to effective autism intervention--when children can apply new skills across settings, they'll make broad, long-term improvements in behavior and social communication. The first how-to guide to generalization is finally here! Practical and reader-friendly, this is the book that helps professionals take today's most popular…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Parent Education, Generalization
Hough, David L., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
Exemplary Middle Grades Research: Evidence-Based Studies Linking Theory to Practice features research published throughout 2009 in MGRJ that has been identified by the Information Age Publishing's review board as the most useful in terms of assisting educators with making practical applications from evidence-based studies to classroom and school…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness, English (Second Language)
Munoz, Ricardo F.; And Others – 1985
This document contains three papers concerned with prevention intervention research, a new area of depression research which has shown great promise for contributing new knowledge to the understanding of depression. The first paper, "Clinical Trials vs. Prevention Trials: Methodological Issues in Depression Research" (Ricardo F. Munoz), emphasizes…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Intervention, Prevention
Fisher, Wayne W., Ed.; Piazza, Cathleen C., Ed.; Roane, Henry S., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Describing the state of the science of ABA, this comprehensive handbook provides detailed information about theory, research, and intervention. The contributors are leading ABA authorities who present current best practices in behavioral assessment and demonstrate evidence-based strategies for supporting positive behaviors and reducing problem…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Substance Abuse, Early Reading, Autism
Bullis, Michael, Ed. – 1989
This booklet collects seven papers drawing on research performed through the Communication Skills Center for Young Children with Deaf Blindness of the Oregon State System of Higher Education and its affiliated sites. Papers include: "Research on Vision Assessment" (Pamela Cress); "Use of Microswitch Technology To Facilitate Social…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
Haskins, Ron, Ed.; Barnett, W. Steven, Ed. – Brookings Institution, 2010
This volume explores whether the nation's early childhood programs are boosting child development and preparing children for schooling and proposes reforms that would improve the programs. The volume contains contrasting papers on the success of Head Start, Early Head Start, and home-visiting programs and on policies that would improve these three…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Child Development
Greenwood, Peter W., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This document contains several essays on topics of interest to researchers of rehabilitative efforts. The subjects covered include an historical look at chronic delinquents and their treatment programs; a review of West European programs; legal constraints on intervention; a review of evidence concerning biological contributions to criminality and…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Crime, Criminal Law, Delinquency
Schneider, Barbara Ed.; McDonald, Sarah-Kathryn Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006
"Scale Up in Education, Volume 1: Ideas in Principle" examines the challenges of "scaling up" from a multidisciplinary perspective. It brings together contributions from disciplines that routinely take promising innovations to scale, including medicine, business, engineering, computing, and education. Together the contributors explore appropriate…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Innovation, Psychometrics, Educational Research
Bass, Debra D., Ed.; Yep, Richard, Ed. – 2002
Conceived as a resource for counselors, teachers, administrators, parents and others, this is a hands-on book that provides useful information and guidance on strategies, techniques and plans that have worked well in addressing the trauma of a tragic event. This book is a collection of original material, news stories, handouts, and even…
Descriptors: Coping, Counseling Techniques, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs
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