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Direct linkNewton, J. Stephen; Horner, Robert H.; Algozzine, Bob; Todd, Anne W.; Algozzine, Kate – Journal of School Psychology, 2012
Members of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) teams from 34 elementary schools participated in a Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) Workshop and follow-up technical assistance. Within the context of a randomized wait-list controlled trial, team members who were the first recipients of the TIPS intervention demonstrated greater…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Social Problems, Disabilities, Integrity
Munoz, Linda; Wrigley, Heide Spruck – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
Civic engagement, or the practice of democratic deliberation in adult education and learning, asks that adults use their experiences to cooperatively build solutions to the difficult social, economic, and political problems that affect their lives and communities now and into the future. The articles presented in this issue look at the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Audiences
Richards-Schuster, Katie – New Directions for Evaluation, 2012
This article will focus on the potential role for youth evaluation advisory groups within youth grant-making organizations and networks. The main elements to be discussed include the formation of the network, the training program elements, some specific examples of efforts by young people to create and strengthen evaluation within their YACs…
Descriptors: Youth, Networks, Program Evaluation, Advocacy
Song, Xuguang; Cheng, Wenhao – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Perception surveys remain an important tool to measure corruption. However, most existing perception surveys only analyze corruption at the national or international level, and do not provide information about corruption at local levels. But it is corruption in local areas that really influences the everyday life of ordinary people. In order to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Surveys, Questionnaires
Day, Lorraine – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2013
The area of statistics is one in which teachers may be encouraged to make important links to other curriculum areas and social issues. Statistical literacy is a key component of being numerate and living as an informed citizen. The teaching of statistics provides an opportunity to inform and educate students about social issues and moral…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Statistics, Foreign Countries, Mathematics
Download full textSchugurensky, Daniel; Silver, Michael – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
With over 150 years of history, social pedagogy is both an interdisciplinary scholarly field of inquiry and a field of practice that is situated in the intersection of three areas of human activity: education, social work and community development. Although social pedagogy has different emphases and approaches depending on particular historical…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Educational History, Social Problems
Briesch, Amy M.; Ferguson, Tyler D.; Volpe, Robert J.; Briesch, Jacquelyn M. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
Although a number of empirical studies have investigated the nature of school-based referrals, predominant focus has been on referrals for psychoeducational evaluation, and social-emotional and behavioral concerns have typically been too broadly defined to provide insight into the specific problems encountered. This study aimed to identify the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Referral, Prereferral Intervention, Measures (Individuals)
Connolly, Brid; Hussey, Peter – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to explore the role of adult education for critical democracy, in order to address the social suffering that these authors have encountered in their work as critical adult community educators. Brid Connolly and Peter Hussey explored this through dialogue, as a process of education and research. Dialogue is the moment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Practices, Community Education, Social Control
A Review of Research on School Bullying among African American Youth: An Ecological Systems Analysis
Patton, Desmond Upton; Hong, Jun Sung; Williams, Abigail B.; Allen-Meares, Paula – Educational Psychology Review, 2013
School bullying and peer victimization are social problems that affect African American youth across various environmental contexts. Regrettably, many of the empirical research on bullying and peer victimization among African American youth has examined individual and direct level influences in silos rather than a constellation of factors…
Descriptors: Violence, Youth, Bullying, Systems Analysis
Broomhead, Karen E. – Support for Learning, 2013
This study explored the perceptions of parents and teachers regarding the differential treatment or stigma experienced by pupils with challenging behaviour--more specifically, those with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD), as well as children with visible special educational needs (Down's syndrome and/or profound and multiple…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Parents, Students, Semi Structured Interviews
Post, Stephen G.; Pomeroy, John; Keirns, Carla C.; Cover, Virginia Isaacs; Dorn, Michael Leverett; Boroson, Louis; Boroson, Florence; Coulehan, Anne; Coulehan, Jack; Covell, Kim; Kubasek, Kim; Luchsinger, Elizabeth; Nichols, Shana; Parles, James; Schreiber, Linda; Tetenbaum, Samara P.; Walsh, Rose Ann – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with associated societal and clinical impacts, calls for a broad community-based dialogue on treatment related ethical and social issues. The Stony Brook Guidelines, based on a community dialogue process with affected individuals, families and professionals, identify and discuss the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Ethics, Autism, Intimacy
Harste, Jerome C.; Albers, Peggy – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013
This qualitative study investigates how 90 teachers explored critical curriculum through their reading, analysis and creation of counter advertisements. Located in visual discourse analysis, we designed a study to investigate the question "To what extent can teachers engaged in a critical literacy curriculum talk back to messages of consumerism,…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Consumer Economics, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Haithcox-Dennis, Melissa; DeWeese, Amanda; Goodman, Jessica – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background: Coalitions are often the strategy of choice when needs are great, resources are few, and individual efforts have proven unsuccessful in addressing serious health issues. Despite the widespread use of coalitions and extensive research, no definitive list of factors predicting coalition success has been identified. One factor, social…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Advocacy, Community Action, Health Promotion
Radu, Petronela – PRIMUS, 2013
Math in the City is an interdisciplinary mathematics course offered at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in which students engage in a real-world experience to understand current major societal issues of local and national interest. The course is run in collaboration with local businesses, research centers, and government organizations, that provide…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Urban Areas
Ingram-Goble, Adam – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This is an exploratory design study of a novel system for learning programming and 3D role-playing game design as tools for social change. This study was conducted at two sites. Participants in the study were ages 9-14 and worked for up to 15 hours with the platform to learn how to program and design video games with personally or socially…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Educational Games, Social Change, Computer Simulation
