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A Dynamic Ecological Approach to Categorisation at School, Past and Present
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Hellblom-Thibblin, Tina; Sandberg, Gunilla – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
The aim of this article is, in a chronological perspective, to identify, discuss and problematise concepts for children's 'problems' in compulsory school and the contexts in which they have been categorised and used. To clarify the categorisation in context, the article is based on a previous study on categorisation in Swedish youth education from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classification, Student Problems, Compulsory Education
An Ecological and Developmental Perspective on Dropout Risk Factors in Early Adolescence: Role of School Social Workers in Dropout Prevention Efforts
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Jozefowicz-Simbeni; Debra M. Hernandez – Children & Schools, 2008
The role school social workers play within schools, the training they receive, and whether they are present in junior high schools are all factors that pose barriers and opportunities for school social workers' involvement in dropout prevention efforts during the middle school years. Such efforts are necessary because the unique challenges of…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Dropout Prevention, Early Adolescents
Multimodal Self-Management for Children: An Holistic Program for Teachers.
O'Keefe, Edward J. – 1985
This paper describes an innovative program for teaching self-management to children in elementary and secondary schools. The background of techniques for teaching self-management is briefly reviewed, the application of self-management techniques is noted, deficits in self-management programs are considered, and Lazarus's multimodal model of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Approach