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Cox, Diane D. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2005
Home-school collaboration refers to the relationship between families and schools where parents and educators work together to promote the academic and social development of children. Eighteen empirical studies of home-school collaboration interventions that also measured a school-based outcome were identified and evaluated according to guidelines…
Descriptors: Social Development, School Psychology, Report Cards, Action Research
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Goldstein, Jeffrey S.; Little, Steven G.; Akin-Little, K. Angeleque – California School Psychologist, 2003
A major problem faced by schools across the country is student absenteeism. Although the problem is pervasive in American schools, the attention focused on this issue has been inadequate. Poor student attendance has far reaching effects on the individual, the school, and society in general. The intent of this paper is to document the problem,…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Attendance, School Psychology, Counselor Role
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Anthun, Roald; Manger, Terje – School Psychology International, 2006
The aim of the present study was to examine assumed differences in workload, service provision and professional quality evaluations in school psychology services (SPS) to schools with and without special education teams (SETs). Inclusion in the respective school samples was based on information from a survey completed by the school administrations…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Psychology, Ancillary School Services, Social Support Groups
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Fagan, Thomas K. – School Psychology Review, 1988
A historical summary is presented of estimated ratios of psychologists to school children from 1914 through 1986. Continued favorable employment conditions are predicted, with more school districts trying to improve ratios. Related employment concerns are addressed, and an impending supply-demand discrepancy is considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Counselor Client Ratio, Demand Occupations, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Robinson, Nancy M. – 2002
This monograph summarizes research about the assessment of academically gifted students and addresses the kinds of advocacy a psychologist can offer. The components of a comprehensive assessment are described, noting that many tests developed for the age or grade of gifted students will fail to reflect their advanced abilities and skills.…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Heathfield, Lora Tuesday; Clark, Elaine – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
To meet the present and future educational and mental health needs of our nation's youth, current models of mental health service delivery need to be reformed. Any more time spent arguing the differences between categories such as Emotional Disturbance (ED) and Social Maladjustment (SM) will only delay much needed services and deplete our already…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Early Intervention, Health Services, School Psychology
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Riley-Tillman, T. Chris; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Eckert, Tanya L.; Kelleher, Constance – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
In this article, we discuss the history behind efforts to transfer school psychology research into practice and review the literature pertaining to treatment acceptability, participatory action research, organizational change, and generalization programming. We then present a model for the systematic programming of this transfer and propose a…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Organizational Change, Theory Practice Relationship, Research Utilization
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McDougal, James L.; Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Chafouleas, Sandra M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Increasingly, schools across the nation are encountering behaviorally challenging students entering primary grade classrooms. With this project, we sought to effectively intervene with such students within a public school setting using an empirically derived team approach adapted for use in an applied setting. The Behavioral Consultation Team…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Program Evaluation, Prereferral Intervention, Public Schools
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Cullerton-Sen, Crystal; Crick, Nicki R. – School Psychology Review, 2005
Current tools for assessing children's social behavior in school psychology research and practice typically do not adequately measure issues most salient for young girls (e.g., experiences of relational victimization). The relation among teacher, peer, and self-reports of relational and physical peer victimization was examined for 119 fourth grade…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Prediction, Peer Relationship, Emotional Adjustment
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Rapport, Mark D. – School Psychology Review, 2005
Psychological assessment traditionally entails assessment processes and measures to address questions about children. In school settings, these questions usually center on why children experience difficulty learning, engage in inappropriate classroom deportment, and fail to develop adaptive peer relationships. The mini-series in this issue…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Playgrounds, School Psychology, Psychometrics
Bontrager, Terry; And Others – 1996
Given the high priority granted innovative topics in the school psychology literature, one might question the degree to which practitioners implement these innovations. This paper examines this question regarding innovation, change, and service delivery. Data were drawn from a nationwide longitudinal survey, in which a random sampling of 1000…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Counseling Services, Counselors
Phillips, Beeman N. – 1996
Several topics carry heavy weight in making psychologists in the schools more indispensable. Topics of this paper are: (1) the coming transition between "school psychology" of the 20th century and "psychology in the schools" of the 21st century; (2) the critical need for education reform, and the potential impact of such reforms on psychology in…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Characteristics, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Farling, William H. – 1976
Past attempts to clarify the status of school psychology and to set guidelines for its future development are reviewed. The continuing problem for school psychology is identified as a lack of success in causing a coordinated implementation of a broad role and function which would achieve a position of recognized importance and influence for school…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Programs, Exceptional Persons, Handicapped Children
Stahl, Robert J., Ed. – 1974
In response to a need for a systematic national survey of the status of pre-college psychology that would be made available to all interested researchers and teachers, this document presents seven status studies -- one each from Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma, and Ontario. The data most frequently presented in these…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Status Comparison
Thomas, Alex, Ed.; Grimes, Jeff, Ed. – 2002
The emphasis of school psychology on prevention, early intervention, assessment, collaboration, and problem solving requires counselors to have a tremendous range of evidence-based knowledge. This publication, divided into two volumes, is designed to provide a comprehensive reference for school psychologists on contemporary research and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Counselor Training, Delivery Systems
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