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Mixon, Franklin G., Jr. – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Presents the results of a study that reveals that the determinants of habitual cheating are much the same as those that relate to having cheated at least once (versus never having cheated). Suggests that habitual cheating is related inversely to grade point average but related positively to having seen others cheat. (MJP)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cheating, Classroom Environment
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Watson, Silvana M. R.; Westby, Carol E. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2003
This article reviews critical learning and behavioral problems of children exposed prenatally to alcohol and other drugs, especially executive function deficits. It considers risk factors associated with prenatal drug exposure and effective classroom interventions for executive function deficits in nonverbal working memory, internalization of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education
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Allensworth, Diane D. – Journal of School Health, 1994
Presents 10 areas where innovation is needed for comprehensive school health education to succeed at the secondary school level; contrasts these areas with characteristics of the traditional health education program. A multidisciplinary approach to alcohol and other drug prevention is outlined in a figure. (SM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Educational Change, Family Involvement, Health Behavior
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Schickedanz, Judith A. – Childhood Education, 1994
Examines the impact of Jean Piaget's cognitive-developmental theories on educators' views of child socialization, which argued that moral development occurred late in childhood. Notes that recent research indicates that moral and emotional development occur much earlier and that teachers and parents can have a significant influence on young…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
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McWhirter, J. Jeffries; And Others – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1994
Identifies and discusses five basic skill strengths or skill deficits that mark critical difference between low-risk and high-risk youth. The "Five Cs of Competency" described include critical school competencies, concept of self and self-esteem, communication skills, coping ability, and control. Contends that these characteristics discriminate…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, At Risk Persons, Communication Skills, Competence
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Strage, Amy A. – Adolescence, 1998
Proposes a conceptual framework based on attachment theory and parenting styles typology for examining the relationship between family context variables and the development of self-regulation skills. Also presents initial findings from a study of the parental practices and values associated with academic self-regulation in college students.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Child Rearing, College Students
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Belka, David – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2004
The traditional approach for teaching physical education in early elementary school has emphasized "fun" activities and many low-organized games. For very young children, ages three through about eight years of age, the curricular time that has been used for low-organized and competitive games can be substituted with more developmentally…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Young Children, Physical Education, Preschool Children
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Cleary, Timothy J.; Zimmerman, Barry J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
This article describes a training program, Self-Regulation Empowerment Program (SREP), that school professionals can use to empower adolescent students to engage in more positive, self-motivating cycles of learning. It is a two-part approach whereby self-regulated learning coaches (SRC) (a) use microanalytic assessment procedures to assess…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, School Psychologists, Learning Strategies, Student Motivation
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Clarbour, Jane; Roger, Derek – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Research on children's emotional behaviour has been hampered by the lack of psychometric assessment scales. The present study reports on the construction and validation of a new self-report instrument to measure the emotional response styles of adolescents. Method: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out on the…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Validity, Reliability, Adolescents
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Liu, Ruth X.; Kaplan, Howard B. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2004
Using data provided by a panel of non-Hispanic white respondents, this study explored whether aggressive response to severe role stress during early adulthood depends on gender and on an adolescent history of aggression. Logistic regression analysis yielded these findings: Men who reported aggression during early adolescence were significantly…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Peer Influence, Delinquency
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Ryan, Joseph B.; Peterson, Reece L. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
The current emphasis on educating children in the least restrictive environment has resulted in the use of physical restraint procedures across all educational placement settings, including public schools. Since its initial use, restraint has been controversial. Professionals who use physical restraint claim that it is necessary to safely manage…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Student Placement
Soussou, Helen – 1995
In 1992, Pine Crest School, an independent school in Fort Lauderdale (Florida) combined with three other independent schools in Broward County to form the Greater Fort Lauderdale Consortium and to build on their previous experience with summer programs to develop a summer enrichment program for low income high school students. The program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
Kohn, Alfie – 1996
Calling into question many of the assumptions underlying classroom discipline, this book offers an alternative vision to traditional classroom management models in which teachers control students by promising them rewards or threaten them with punishment. The introduction takes the position that rather than employ effective discipline measures to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Research Connections in Special Education, 1997
This biannual review of research describes promising research models that are helping all students, including students with disabilities, manage their own behavior in school settings. The common features of school-wide systems of behavioral support are identified and include: (1) total staff commitment to managing behavior; (2) clearly defined and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Discipline Policy
Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.; Levendosky, Alytia A. – 1997
This study examined the social interactions and emotional adjustment of 21 preschool children of battered women and 25 same-age children from nonviolent homes. Mothers rated the frequency of their emotional and physical abuse during the past year, their mental health, parenting qualities, and their child's adjustment. Two observers evaluated the…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Adjustment
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