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Berry, Christine – 1973
Fifteen fifth grade students designated disruptive by their classroom teachers in the State College Area School District of Pennsylvania were divided into three groups and exposed to three weeks of differing lead-up activities followed by a week of residential outdoor education activities at Pennsylvania's Stone Valley Outdoor School. Employing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques, Discipline Problems
Miller, Gary John – 1976
This study investigated the problem-solving effectiveness of family units, in order to account for social class differences in problem-solving ability. Basil Bernstein's theory concerning the role of speech styles in perception and information processing formed the basis for investigation; family speech styles, leadership patterns, and role…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Family Characteristics
Download full textWalker, Barbara W. – 1974
This study investigates the effects of teaching decision-making skills on the classroom behavior of middle school problem students. Small groups of students met for 15 weeks with a counselor who adapted the "Deciding" program (College Entrance Examination Board) as the decision-making paradigm. Coppersmith's Self-Esteem Index and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Witkin, Stanley L. – 1976
In order to develop a prevention-oriented, communication-skill training program for couples, this study used a social-learning paradigm to increase positive messages, to decrease negative messages, and to enhance problem-solving abilities. The small group provided the context for training. Communication effectiveness and marital satisfaction were…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Doctoral Dissertations
McPeters, Janine E. – 1976
Testing the hypothesis that group-centered leadership leads to less problem behavior among emotionally disturbed adolescents, 20 male and female adolescents aged 14-18 (from Karitas Community in Crystal Springs, Mississippi) were divided into leader-centered and group-centered groups and exposed to 3 weekend camping experiences. Assessments were…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
LeCapitaine, John E. – 1975
This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of 18 selected lessons from Dupont's Toward Affective Development (TAD) program for creating an awareness in students of alternatives to psycho-social situations. Using a sample of 60 subjects randomly selected from 111 sixth-grade students in northwest Wisconsin, two experimental and two…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
