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Courtney, Mary Lynne; Cohen, Robert; Deptula, Daneen P.; Kitzmann, Katherine M. – Social Development, 2003
Examined contextual factors influencing fourth- to sixth-graders' dislike for aggressors and their victims, by varying aggressor's and victim's behavior in scenarios describing camp experiences. Found that children disliked aggressors the most, followed by victims, and by other children in the scenarios. Aggressors were liked more if their victim…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Bullying, Child Behavior

Rabow, Jerome; Duncan-Schill, Marilyn – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1995
Reports the results of a study on the ways in which alcohol is built into the social role and social life of college students. Provides direct support for the idea that the patterns of drinking alcoholic beverages are integral to social and structural aspects of college. (LKS)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Matrosov, V. L. – Soviet Education, 1991
Recommends that Soviet schools concentrate on age-related materials for students, with differentiation and in-depth study of subjects in the upper grades. Recommends educational emphasis on the restoration of harmonious relations between people and with nature. Calls upon the educational system to encourage teachers to stand up for their own…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Curriculum Development, Ecology, Foreign Countries

Tobias, Sheila – College Teaching, 1991
One college math anxiety reduction clinic uses various techniques to change student attitudes toward math, including publicity and consciousness raising about the problem, having students write their "math autobiographies," group discussion and support, a divided-page exercise for recording feelings of anxiety, and assertiveness training for math…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics

Cangelosi, Barbara R. – English Journal, 2000
Describes a four-week unit developed by the author to teach her at-risk high school students assertive communication as a means of empowerment, a way of taking control of situations. Describes organizing the content and implementing the curriculum, and notes students' positive and enthusiastic feedback. (SR)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Communication Skills, High Risk Students, Interpersonal Communication
Nussbaum, E. Michael; Hartley, Kendall; Sinatra, Gale M.; Reynolds, Ralph E.; Bendixen, Lisa D. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
The potential of on-line discussions to prompt greater reflection of course material is often stymied by a tendency of students to agree with one another rather than to formulate counter-arguments. This article describes an experiment using note starters and elaborated cases to encourage counter-argumentation and examines interactions with…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Educational Psychology, Assertiveness
Moffett, Aaron; Alexander, Melissa G. F.; Dummer, Gail M. – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2006
This article discusses teaching social skills and assertiveness to students with disabilities. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) content standards for physical education emphasize teaching responsible personal and social behaviors to students of all abilities, to help them develop an understanding of and respect for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Physical Education Teachers, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Transition Plans
Brutsaert, Herman – Gender and Education, 2006
Drawing on survey data, this paper explores the association between early adolescents' gender-role identity and sense of peer group acceptance, and how this association may vary as a function of the gender context of the school. Two indicators of gender-role identity were included in the analysis: in one measure the items reflect features of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Peer Groups, Peer Acceptance, Early Adolescents
Di Noia, Jennifer; Schinke, Steven P. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2007
This study evaluates the efficacy of Keepin' It Safe, a theory-based, gender-specific, CD-ROM-mediated HIV prevention program for urban, early adolescent girls. Intervention effects were examined in a randomized, pretest-posttest wait-list control-group design. Changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge, protective attitudes, and skills for reducing HIV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Females, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Illovsky, M., Ed. – IACD Quarterly, 1992
This document consists of the four issues of the "IACD Quarterly" published in 1992. Articles in this volume include: (1) "A Multicultural Approach to Assertiveness Training" (Wilma Henry and Mary Ann Jones); (2) "Life-Skills: Research and Application" (Michael Illovsky); (3) "'A Model for Grief Counseling:…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Black Family, Career Counseling, Counseling
Volpe, Richard – School Guidance Worker, 1975
The author contends that helping early adolescents to become more effective in expressing themselves is an appropriate and necessary undertaking of the school counselor. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Counseling, Counselor Role

Horan, John J.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1975
Study investigates the relationship between assertiveness and patterns of drug use. Found exploratory use of marijuana and hashish was the norm among this sample of college students. Current users and those never using such drugs were less assertive than those who had experienced these drugs but no longer did so. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, College Students

Rose, Sheldon D. – Social Work, 1975
Describes an inexpensive program that has demonstrated success in increasing social skills. A student project in a school of social work brought about changes both in attitude and behavior in widely diverse groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, College Students, Daily Living Skills

Galassi, John P.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
The study investigated the effectiveness of group assertive training with nonassertive college students. Significant differences were found between experimental and control subjects on the College Self-Expression Scale, the Subjective Unit of Disturbance Scale, eye contact, length of scene, and assertive content but not on response latency.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives
Kintgen-Andrews, Jean – 1987
A study was conducted to determine what progress is made by nursing students during their first two years of study in the development of affective characteristics closely associated with professional level practice. Two affective characteristics associated with professionalism were studied; autonomy and assertiveness. The Inner Directed Scale of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Assertiveness, Attitude Change, College Programs