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Peer reviewedWagstaff, Mark; Combs, Linda; Jarvis, Brenda – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2000
Investigated factors affecting high school students' attendance. Data from student, staff, and administrator interviews and review of attendance data revealed serious problems in how students perceived they were treated by staff and peers as well as problems related to school climate and curriculum and instruction, which destroyed student…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Curriculum, Discipline, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedNelson, J. Ron; Colvin, Geoff; Smith, Deborah J. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1996
Assessed the effects of a proactive instructional approach to school-wide discipline in common areas of an urban elementary school of 555 students on the social interactions of students and referrals for disciplinary action. Results show a clear improvement in social behavior that was maintained throughout the experiment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Discipline, Elementary Education, Social Behavior
Download full textStalvey, Sheryl; Brasell, Heather – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2006
This pilot study investigated the effects of allowing sixth-grade students in a rural south Georgia school to use stress balls during direct instruction and independent practice. Data from learning style inventories, surveys, journals, teacher observations, and formal assessments were collected for 29 sixth-grade students in a language arts class.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes, Writing Ability, Teaching Methods
