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Cleveland, Kathleen – ASCD, 2011
Rather than sounding false alarms about a genderwide crisis in boys' academic achievement, here's a book that cuts through the confusion to explain why "some" boys struggle in school and how you can effectively intervene without jeopardizing the achievements of other, more successful, learners (boys and girls). Drawing from large-scale studies,…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Males, Underachievement
Kalyva, Efrosini – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2011
There are a number of different approaches and therapies available for children, young people and adults on the autistic spectrum, and the amount of information available on each one can be daunting for professionals and parents alike. "Autism, Educational and Theoretical Approaches" offers concise and clear explanations of a variety of…
Descriptors: Autism, Therapy, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Elswick, Susan; Casey, Laura Baylot – Beyond Behavior, 2011
Positive educational outcomes often include success in reading, math, and writing, which are beneficial skills that will assist students in school and beyond. However, in education it is important that the classroom focus not only on subject and content-specific learning, but also on behavior and societal expectations for following rules. When…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Intervention
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Rueter, Jessica A.; Trice, John Nathan – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2011
Students with emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) require pervasive supports that are typically addressed through behavior intervention plans. This article illustrates one student's ("Mark") journey from the general education high school campus, to an alternative discipline campus, and subsequent placement at a juvenile corrections setting. Also,…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, High School Students, Delinquency
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Gloster, Andrew T.; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Einsle, Franziska; Lang, Thomas; Helbig-Lang, Sylvia; Fydrich, Thomas; Fehm, Lydia; Hamm, Alfons O.; Richter, Jan; Alpers, George W.; Gerlach, Alexander L.; Strohle, Andreas; Kircher, Tilo; Deckert, Jurgen; Zwanzger, Peter; Hofler, Michael; Arolt, Volker – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/AG). Nevertheless, an understanding of its mechanisms and particularly the role of therapist-guided exposure is lacking. This study was aimed to evaluate whether therapist-guided exposure in situ is associated with more pervasive and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Effect Size, Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring
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Amir, Nader; Taylor, Charles T.; Donohue, Michael C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: At least 3 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies have supported the efficacy of computerized attention modification programs (AMPs) in reducing symptoms of anxiety in patients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. In this study we examined patient characteristics that predicted response to AMP in a large sample of…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Ethnicity, Attention Control, Patients
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Pleasant, Andrew – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
Over the past decade, the field of health literacy has advanced from providing limited tools for simplifying language into the basis for a viable theory of the complex relationship between knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and health outcomes, ranging from the individual to the societal level. While roughly a decade passed between what seem to be…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change, Literacy
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Kavanagh, Josephine; Oakley, Ann; Harden, Angela; Trouton, Alex; Powell, Chloe – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: To examine the impact of single or dual component incentive schemes on health and social behaviours, in young people. Design: A systematic review. Method: Systematic and comprehensive cross-disciplinary searches were conducted to identify research. Following screening for relevance, included studies were quality assessed and data…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness, Literature Reviews
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Chou, Y-C.; Pu, C.; Kroger, T.; Lee, W.; Chang, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The Taiwanese government launched a new programme in November 2004 to support adults with intellectual disabilities living in smaller facilities. This paper aims to evaluate the service outcomes of this new residential scheme over 2 years including those residents who moved from an institution and those who moved from their family.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Financial Support
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Devlin, Sarah; Healy, Olive; Leader, Geraldine; Hughes, Brian M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The objective of the current study was to compare the effects of sensory-integration therapy (SIT) and a behavioral intervention on rates of challenging behavior (including self-injurious behavior) in four children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. For each of the participants a functional assessment was conducted to identify the variables…
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Peterson, Brennan D.; Eifert, Georg H. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Women and men diagnosed with infertility experience a variety of infertility-related stressors, including changes to their family and social networks, strain on their sexual relationship, and difficulties and unexpected challenges in their relationship. Infertility stress is linked with depression and psychological distress, and can lead to…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Modification, Patients, Psychology
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Miller, Melissa A.; Fenty, Nicole; Scott, Terrance M.; Park, Kristy Lee – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
Students who are socially competent are more likely to experience school success than those who are not. Students with social deficits experience frequent failures with both peers and adults and often require explicit social skills instruction. Because social skills instruction programs taught in isolation rarely result in successful skill…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Reading Instruction, Interpersonal Competence, Reading
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Gallagher, Timothy; Nicki, Richard; Otteson, Amy; Elliott, Heather – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
The effects of a warning banner, informing patrons of the randomness of Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) outcomes, on gambling behaviour and beliefs were tested in a field setting using a mixed-model 2 x 3 design over a six-week period with 27 problem and 27 non-problem gamblers recruited from bars in a Canadian city with a population of 85,000.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Addictive Behavior, Counseling Techniques, Field Studies
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Wood, Brenna K.; Ferro, Jolenea B.; Umbreit, John; Liaupsin, Carl J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
A decision model was used to systematically construct function-based interventions for the disruptive behaviors of three young children (ages 3.75-4.75 years) receiving special education services in inclusive preschool settings. The study was conducted in three phases. In Part 1, descriptive functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) were conducted.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Young Children, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Moskowitz, Lauren J.; Carr, Edward G.; Durand, V. Mark – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Parents and professionals typically report problem behavior as a significant concern for children with fragile X syndrome. In the present study, the authors explored whether behaviorally based interventions would result in a reduction in problem behavior and an improvement in quality of life for 3 children with fragile X syndrome and their…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Intervention, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
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