The aim of this study is to determine school adaptation problems of primary school students according to teachers' opinions. In this study, embedded mixed method design was used. The sample of this study consists of 909 first grade primary school students and 30 classroom teachers determined by stratified purposeful sampling method.…

Purpose: This study sought deeper understanding of how sheltered families accessed and mobilized educationally related relationships and resources during periods of homelessness. Such work is posited to be especially relevant considering that there is a growing crisis of family homelessness in the United States and school- and community-based…

Intervention packages-planned units of instruction and practice designed to deal with specific student problems-offer a systematic economical strategy for counseling. This article suggest guidelines for developing and administering intervention packages. (Author)

With regard to adolescent adjustment, girls reported more problems than boys in all areas and underprivileged adolescents reported more problems than the privileged group. (Author/DEP)

Although part-time employment often interferes with high school students' academic achievement, careful planning to integrate employment with school involvement can prove to be beneficial to the students' personal development. (LH)

This book introduces students to the helping relationship and appropriate methods of responding to others through a variety of experiential training activities. The first chapter discusses the need for peer facilitators. The peer facilitator movement is traced to the 1970s, and the power of peer relationships is described. Four basic helping roles…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOURCE UNIT IS TO AID GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS OF THE HOMEROOM AND PLANNED GROUP GUIDANCE PROGRAM. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP THE STUDENT TO UNDERSTAND HIMSELF BY FOCUSING IN GROUP SITUATIONS ON PROBLEMS COMMON TO TEENAGERS AND THEN TO SEEK ADDITIONAL COUNSELING WHEN NECESSARY. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT AT…

Middle school and junior high school students are caught "in between" in terms of their emotional, physical, psychological, and educational development. Paradoxically, with so many common problems, these students need to be treated as special and unique--as individuals. (RL)

Surveys the worries of adolescents in Northern Ireland, with a focus on identifying age and gender differences. Analysis reveals that females report worrying significantly more frequently than males, particularly in regard to transition from school and personal and academic issues. Students over 16 report worrying significantly less than their…

This handbook was written to assist parents in developing greater understanding of early adolescence and the function of the junior high school in relation to their child. It assumes that during the transitional stage from pre-adolescence to adolescence young people need a special situation in a particular setting to provide for their specific…

Used case study approach to focus on adjustment decisions of 15 female Chinese college students who emigrated from Hong Kong to Vancouver, British Columbia. Common themes of conflict involved Chinese and Western value opposition, the need for personal development, and the fear of social isolation. Six different patterns of client adjustment were…

Examining the role of the forensics coach as counselor, this paper attempts to define the role more clearly and offers guidelines and suggestions concerning where to draw the line between coaching and counseling "forensicators." The paper advances the premise that coaches have many responsibilities which include significant dimensions of…

An extension of Alan Tough's original research on adult learning activities, the study surveyed large populations in rural and urban Tennessee to analyze learning patterns of adults engaged in learning projects. Data were collected from random samples of 277 adults in Knoxville and 149 dwellings in Monroe County. Tough's interview technique, an…

Discusses the problems of women who return to college late in life, and the developmental tasks they face. Suggests student personnel staff be aware of their different motivations, assets, problems, and changing roles. Reports two case studies illustrating the particular problems these students present. (JAC)

Researchers have found it difficult to measure various forms of indirect aggression, such as exclusion from groups, because such behaviors are difficult to observe in field settings such as school playgrounds. This study examined gender and developmental differences in aggression, investigated across-gender aggression, and looked at teachers'…