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Direct linkBroton, Katharine M., Ed.; Cady, Clare L., Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020
As the price of college continues to rise and the incomes of most Americans stagnate, too many college students are going hungry. According to researchers, approximately half of all undergraduates are food insecure. "Food Insecurity on Campus"--the first book to describe the problem--meets higher education's growing demand to tackle the…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Campuses, Student Problems
Grimes, Jeff, Ed.; Thomas, Alex, Ed. – 1987
This document is the third volume of special topics dealing with the behaviors of children and adolescents developed as a resource for school psychologists in Iowa. Each of the four chapters in this volume deals with a separate topic and typically includes background information concerning the topic, approaches regarding assessment of the behavior…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, School Psychologists, Self Destructive Behavior
Stoner, Gary, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book is organized around several themes, namely: the changing context for the professional practice of school psychology; classroom- and school-based prevention and intervention programs; and professional training issues specific to intervention-oriented school psychology. The first three chapters address numerous reform and restructuring…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, Alex, Ed.; Grimes, Jeff, Ed. – 1990
This book is a companion volume to "Best Practices in School Psychology," and contains both revisions of earlier chapters and chapters on new topics. Materials are organized around the idea that there are some best practices that the school psychologist should know about and be able to implement. The 69 chapters in this book were written by…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Psychological Needs
Ellis, June, Ed. – 1978
This book discusses the particular social work needs of West African foreign students and their families in Britain. These needs are elucidated by reference to aspects of traditional West African society, with special attention given to the extended family, to its importance in the lives of individuals, and to the major part it plays in the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Rearing, College Students, Cultural Background
Fairchild, Thomas N., Ed. – 1997
School-based helpers are helping professionals who work within educational settings and whose training and primary responsibility is to promote the mental health of students. Few resource materials provide these helpers with needed information and practical strategies--this text tries to meet that need. The 12 chapters here cover a wide range of…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Problems, Pupil Personnel Services
Thomas, Alex, Ed.; Grimes, Jeff, Ed. – 1987
This monograph was written as a reference for practitioners who need an authoritative source of information on a wide variety of topics beyond the classroom and the child's own personal characteristics that influence school success. Included are 93 separate chapters, written by a diverse group of school psychologists and arranged alphabetically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childhood Needs, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAlves-Zervos, K. L., Ed.; Shafer, J. R., Ed. – 1993
This six-article document examines the research base that can be used in formulating plans to improve the chances of schooling success for all students. Each article summarizes well-confirmed knowledge in a particular area, giving attention first to the research literature, and then to the tested experiences and practices of leading professionals.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Research
Graves, Bill; Bolch, Judy – 1989
This series of newspaper articles evaluates North Carolina's schools and establishes a relationship between the state's rural poverty and low student achievement levels. Test scores in 1988 are consistently low in all but four of the poorest rural counties. Small schools are disappearing from rural areas. Large schools can offer students more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Factors
PDF pending restorationAmerican Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. – 1993
This publication presents a collection of articles about education drawn from magazines, journals, books, and reports. The collection includes 13 selections touching on key educational issues, challenging ideas, and proposals for change: (1) "First Born, Fast Grown: The Manful Life of Nicholas" (Isabel Wilkerson); (2) "Putting…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Anthologies, Black Students, Change Strategies
Hoffman, Nancy, Ed.; Vargas, Joel, Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed.; Miller, Marc S., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Minding the Gap" argues that in today's highly competitive, global economy, all young people need a postsecondary education. Yet only one in ten students from the lowest economic quintile in the United States currently earns a postsecondary credential. This timely and instructive book from Jobs for the Future explores policies and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Postsecondary Education, High Schools
Texas Association of Junior and Community Coll. Instructional Administrators. – 1981
Reports and abstracts are presented for research conducted during 1981 on community college education in Texas. Four institutional research reports are provided first: an evaluation of the effectiveness of the developmental studies program at North Harris County College; a study of retention patterns at Amarillo College by Stanley Adelman and Kay…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Collective Bargaining
