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Pinquart, Martin; Silbereisen, Rainer K. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Although social change is diverse and ubiquitous, there is to date little research on the impact of social change on individual development, nor on the variables that may mediate and moderate this impact. This lack is, in part, based on insufficient consideration of psychological theories that may be applied to social change, but particularly on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Context Effect, Social Change, Individual Development
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Fisher, Dennis G.; Reynolds, Grace L.; Wood, Michele M.; Johnson, Mark E. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
We examined 48-hour test-retest reliability of the arrest and incarceration questions on the Risk Behavior Assessment (RBA; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1993). Participants were 229 street-drug users recruited in 11 cities throughout the United States. Results revealed that lifetime arrest and incarceration items demonstrated good to…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Drug Abuse, Reliability, Correctional Institutions
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Buchbinder, Mara; Longhofer, Jeffrey; Barrett, Thomas; Lawson, Peter; Floersch, Jerry – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2006
This article presents the findings from a review of ethnographic approaches to child care research. Ethnographic research has enhanced researcher and practitioner understandings of the child care environment by providing entry into the child care center as an important site not only of development and education, but also of social reproduction and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Caregivers, Ethnography, Emotional Development
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Reynhout, Georgina; Carter, Mark – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
A review of the empirical research literature on Social Stories[TM] is presented, including a descriptive review and single-subject meta-analysis of appropriate studies. Examination of data suggests the effects of Social Stories[TM] are highly variable. Interpretations of extant studies are frequently confounded by inadequate participant…
Descriptors: Children, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Child Behavior
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Snell, Martha E. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
In this article, the author recognizes and responds to the three major themes of the four articles focusing on the use of school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) with students having the most serious problem behavior: needed research, including students with severe disabilities at all support levels through adaptations, and avoiding further…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Intervention, Behavior Problems
Mishra, Punya; Foster, Aroutis N. – Online Submission, 2007
Educational games have become the lightning rod for learning and preparing a future skilled workforce. Both the people, who argue against and for games agree that learning is possible, but what is learned is another issue. However, the claims about games for learning lacks substantial research and for the most part remains merely philosophical…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Educational Games, Psychology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Reiman, John; Beck, Laura; Peter, Marshall; Zeller, Dick; Moses, Philip; Engiles, Anita – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2007
This article describes a literature search process employed to identify research in Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and special education, organizes some initial search results, briefly summarizes them, and raises important questions for the purpose of generating a future research agenda. The authors hope that this examination of literature…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Conflict Resolution, Research Needs
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Jensen, Peter S.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Steiner, Hans; Findling, Robert L.; Meyer, Roger E.; Malone, Richard P.; Carlson, Gabrielle A.; Coccaro, Emil F.; Aman, Michael G.; Blair, James; Dougherty, Donald; Ferris, Craig; Flynn, Laurie; Green, Evelyn; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Hutchinson, Janice; Laughren, Tom; Leve, Leslie D.; Novins, Douglas K.; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To determine whether impulsive aggression (IA) is a meaningful clinical construct and to ascertain whether it is sufficiently similar across diagnostic categories, such that parallel studies across disorders might constitute appropriate evidence for pursuing indications. If so, how should IA be assessed, pharmacological studies…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Public Health, Ethics, Clinical Experience
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Wan, Zeying; Fang, Yulin; Neufeld, Derrick J. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2007
Technology-mediated learning refers to an environment in which the learner's interactions with learning materials, peers, and/or instructors are mediated through information technologies (Alavi and Leidner, 2001). The objective of this paper is to review current research on technology-mediated learning using a theoretical framework derived from…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Information Technology, Learning Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Monastersky, Richard – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Researchers who track the American labor market told Congress last week that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the United States has more than enough scientists and engineers and that federal agencies and universities should reform the way they train young scientists to better match the supply of scientists with the demand for researchers. At a…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Education Work Relationship, Federal Government, Public Agencies
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Rodriguez, Gloria M.; Cruz, Lisceth – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: The analysis contained in this article was commissioned by the Social Science Research Council's Transitions to College project. Although the historical context and contemporary issues associated with English learners (ELs) and undocumented immigrant students are in many ways distinct, the project team strongly believed that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Schulte, Ann C.; Easton, Julia E.; Parker, Justin – School Psychology Review, 2009
Documenting treatment integrity is an important issue in research and practice in any discipline concerned with prevention and intervention. However, consensus concerning the dimensions of treatment integrity and how they should be measured has yet to emerge. Advances from three areas in which significant treatment integrity work has taken…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Outcomes of Treatment, School Psychology
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Gresham, Frank M. – School Psychology Review, 2009
The concept of treatment integrity cuts across a diversity of fields involved with providing treatments or interventions to individuals. In medical treatments, the concept of "treatment compliance" or "treatment adherence" is an important and problematic issue. In the field of nutrition, the concept of "dietary adherence" is important for…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Psychometrics, Definitions, Intellectual Disciplines
Saunders, Pearl I. – 1996
This paper discuses a "basic" writing pilot program using portfolio-based instruction in two-year college English courses at the St. Louis Community College at Forest Park (Missouri). The first section of the paper offers a comprehensive overview of the benefits of portfolio-based instruction to students, teachers, and the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Course Descriptions, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Parker, Sharon; Wuelser, Ann – 1995
This paper investigates existing research about the strengths and weakness of current family literacy programs and presents a 98-item list of family literacy activities across the curricula for adult educators to promote intergenerational literacy. Educational experts feel that family literacy programs need more evaluation, and that the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Family Literacy, High Schools
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