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Download full textDanielle Gonzales; Francesca López; Ross Wiener – Aspen Institute, 2021
State and local policymakers are making consequential decisions about the treatment of race and racism in schools. It is crucial to slow down, consider the evidence from research and experience, and apply that knowledge to improve teaching about race and racism. Authored in partnership between the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program…
Descriptors: Racism, Child Development, Academic Achievement, Positive Attitudes
Direct linkLewis, Shaun; Boes, Susan R.; Chibbaro, Julie S. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2015
This small action research study (ARS) began with a review of the literature examining the relationship of gangsta rap in regards to academic achievement, self-esteem, decision-making, identity issues and development of young African American males. The purpose of the ARS was to examine the correlation between gangsta rap and its influence on 5th…
Descriptors: Action Research, Popular Culture, African Americans, Males
Pfeiffer, Steven I. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
Contemporary thinking challenges the view that giftedness and high IQ are synonymous. Contemporary thinking also challenges the view that being gifted is something real. A number of authorities in the gifted field advocate a paradigm shift; moving away from emphasizing categorical definitions of giftedness and adopting a talent development…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Identification, Talent Development, Intelligence Quotient
Neumeister, Kristie Speirs; Yssel, Nina; Burney, Virginia H. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2013
Using grounded theory, this study investigated primary caregivers' perceptions of the role they play in influencing the academic success of students formally identified as twice-exceptional. Data from interviews were coded and analyzed for themes. Results indicated that primary caregivers (mothers) perceived that they played a major role in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Success, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted
Piche, Genevieve; Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Pagani, Linda S. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2012
Identifying early precursors of body mass index (BMI) and sports participation represents an important concern from a public health perspective and can inform the development of preventive interventions. This article examines whether kindergarten child self-regulation, as measured by classroom engagement and behavioral regulation, predicts healthy…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Public Health
Lerner, Amy B. – Multicultural Education, 2012
Each year, approximately 100,000 refugees arrive in the United States (Refugee Council USA). Nearly half of these arrivals are children. The number of refugees worldwide has more than sextupled since the 1950s, and according to the United States Committee for Refugees and immigrants (USCRI) this number is expected to continue to grow in coming…
Descriptors: Refugees, Land Settlement, Educational Policy, Child Development
Holliday, A'lon Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite the growing body of research on African American students' academic achievement and the role mothers play in their child's academic development, few studies (Carter, 2008; Fordham, 1988) examined the role fathers play in the development of their child's academic achievement. The primary aim of this study was to examine how the father or…
Descriptors: African American Students, Academic Achievement, Fathers, Parent Role
Waber, Deborah P. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Experts have yet to reach consensus about what a learning disability is, how to determine if a child has one, and what to do about it. Leading researcher and clinician Deborah Waber offers an alternative to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Twins, Learning Disabilities
Kypriotaki, Maria; Manolitsis, George – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2010
The early detection of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by teachers can contribute to the prevention of secondary disorders in a child and this can have serious implications for the child's overall development. The aims of the present study were to examine: (1) the validity of the original assessment of the teachers in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disability Identification, Rating Scales, Student Evaluation
Peer reviewedIano, Richard P. – Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Educational Planning, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedWeisman, Lorraine I.; Safford, Philip L. – Elementary School Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Child Development, Diagnostic Tests
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2006
Anticipating Congressional hearings related to reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act, this report provides an analysis of preliminary hearings and related reports and proposals. The specific focus is on whether the reauthorization process is likely to include a substantive discussion of what is needed to enable all children to have an equal…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Policy Analysis, Hearings, Identification
Behl, Diane D.; Akers, James F. – Diagnostique, 1996
As part of a larger longitudinal study, scores of 239 children (ages 1 to 4) with disabilities on the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) were compared with scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement (Revised) 1 to 3 years later. The BDI scores from children at or above age 2 predicted later achievement scores (mean correlation .74).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Correlation, Developmental Delays
Peer reviewedHotulainen, Risto H. E.; Schofield, Neville J. – High Ability Studies, 2003
A 10-year longitudinal study investigated whether 37 children identified as academically gifted at preschool but who received no specific support would be identifiably different from their peers after 10 years of Finnish comprehensive school. The gifted group scored significantly higher than controls for final school grades and scholastic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education
EISNER, ELLIOTT W. – 1967
THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN THE ART OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH. MUCH OF THIS WORK, EXAMPLES OF WHICH ARE PRESENTED IN THE INTRODUCTORY PORTION OF THIS DOCUMENT, HAS BEEN MERELY ANECDOTAL. OF CONCERN IN THIS STUDY ARE (1) THE FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVE PROCEDURES TO ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENTAL DRAWING…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Advantaged, Art Expression
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