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Squier, William; Simmons, Susan – 1998
Not every child copes easily with the challenges school presents, and not every parent knows how to effectively help a child meet these challenges. This parent workshop video program builds from realistic scenarios of parent and child struggles over school to present parents with the tools they need to help children develop self-confidence,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coping, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Wilson, Jeni; Shrimpton, Bradley – 2001
This paper discusses a study that investigated the management of Tourette Syndrome (TS), particularly how self-reflection and instruction affects the frequency of TS behaviors. The study included 3 girls and 24 boys (ages 7-17) with TS from Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. When students were asked to indicate their general self-image and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Neurological Impairments
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2005
The promotion of pupils' self-discipline has been clearly highlighted as one of the National Priorities for Scottish education. This reflects the key role that establishing positive working relationships between pupils and staff is known to play in ensuring effective learning. Equally, this relationship also works in reverse. The quality of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Gresham, Frank M. – Journal of School Psychology, 1981
Reviews various methods of social skills assessment with children. Found that behavioral observations, sociometrics, and teacher ratings have been the most often used methods. Suggests school psychologists should utilize all three measures to secure a comprehensive picture of children's social behavior and to obtain some measure of social…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Bowden, G. T. – Educational Record, 1981
The quality of education in the United States has been seriously damaged by two factors: equality of opportunity equated with the results of education (unless all students perform equally well, the system is judged to be unjust); and societal preoccupation with self-satisfaction and rejection of personal responsibility. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Educational Opportunities
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Meichenbaum, Donald; Burland, Susan – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The shift in behavior therapy towards more cognitively oriented interventions in the treatment of behavior disorders in school children is reviewed. Recent applications of cognitive behavior modification have dealt with traditional academic concerns. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development
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Bauer, Karen L.; Sheerer, Marilyn A.; Dettore, Ernest Jr. – Young Children, 1997
Described a naturalistic study of an Early Learning Lab which yielded examples of classroom management strategies that allowed young children to create their own solutions to help them feel empowered when accomplishing a task, while gaining self-confidence and a sense of identity from the experience. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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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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