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Lieberman, Philip – 1973
Current linguistic theory rigidly compartmentalizes the "cognitive," linguistic aspects of human communication and the presumed "emotive," paralinguistic elements that occur in both human and nonhuman communication. The segmental phonetic units of human speech, according to this view, are supposed to convey linguistically relevant information,…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Emotional Response
Berkson, Esther M. – Online Submission, 2005
Numerous years in several New York City elementary and nursery schools resulted in this article, which investigates teachers' emotions, specifically vulnerable feelings, related to their work. Often, teachers are quiet about their struggles, not wanting anyone else to know that they struggle, not wanting to expose their vulnerability. However,…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Emotional Response
Siperstein, Gary N.; Rickards, Emily Paige – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
Field-tested with 400 elementary school students, this curriculum focuses on developing the cognitive skills behind appropriate social behavior rather than teaching children a set of specific behaviors to enact. Along with a thorough overview, teachers will get 66 activity-based lessons on social skills, organized around topics that build on each…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Social Behavior, Elementary School Students, Cues
Palmer, Sally E. – 1995
Loss and uprootedness are core problems of enforced separation, and are especially hard on children. Children in out-of-home care need help in dealing with separation, particularly in maintaining ties with family. This report details a study of how 36 social workers in 2 Canadian child protection agencies have managed separation issues with the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
Renicks, Linda – 1999
Many children enter school demonstrating excessive aggressive and impulsive behaviors, causing classroom disruption and interpersonal conflict. This intervention was designed to help first graders achieve social competence through conflict resolution training, problem solving, and anger management techniques to reduce aggressive and impulsive…
Descriptors: Anger, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Williamson, G. Gordon; Anzalone, Marie E. – 2001
Some children require a great deal of assistance to overcome difficulties in taking in and responding to information from their senses, and to achieve the levels of self-regulation they need to interact with and explore the world around them. This monograph, targeted to a wide array of disciplines from the medical, therapeutic, educational, mental…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Arousal Patterns, Attention Control, Behavior Patterns
Willson-Quayle, Angela; Winsler, Adam – 2000
This study explored the effects of three teaching approaches on the task performance, motivation, and private speech (self-talk) of low-income Latino preschoolers. The three approaches varied in terms of teacher-imposed structure and child autonomy (teacher-directed, scaffolding, child-centered). Sixty-one preschoolers were seen individually as…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Hispanic American Students
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Rickelman, Bonnie L.; Blaylock, Jerry N. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1983
Situations in which sighted people behaved inappropiately toward blind individuals were recalled by 60 blind subjects, who described their reactions and feelings and offered suggestions for sighted people. A lack of knowledge and understanding of the skills, abilities, and feelings of visually impaired individuals were revealed. (SEW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Affective Behavior, Assertiveness, Attitudes
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Sorin, Reesa – Canadian Children, 2002
Describes a study into children's fears and suggests that forging partnerships between parents, children, and teachers is one positive step toward addressing fear in young children. Defines partnerships and asserts that they can help in better recognizing fear displays in young children and in sharing ideas about best practice in responding to…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Change Strategies, Child Behavior, Child Development
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Cornell, Dewey G. – College and University, 1994
A follow-up study of 16 women who entered a residential early college entrance program at ages 13-17 found that almost all found early college entrance a valuable and stimulating academic experience but also described considerable emotional distress during their college years. Over half of the respondents had left the program before graduation.…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, College Students
Hernandez, Robert D. – Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, 1994
Discusses teacher burnout associated with problems in assessing culturally and linguistically diverse populations. These problems range from lack of understanding of the culture of a given child to knowingly diagnosing children with limited English proficiency. Teachers must adopt creative attitudes that accept all students as unique. (137…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Cultural Awareness, Elementary School Students, Emotional Response
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Bridges, Judith S.; Etaugh, Claire – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1994
Perceptions of 89 black and 121 white female college students about the mother of a 1-year-old infant as a function of race and employment role were explored. Whites anticipated more role-related costs for the employed mother, and blacks anticipated more role-related emotional rewards for employed mothers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response
Stewart, Donald C. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
A high school sophomore exceptionally talented on the violin is enraged and indignant when a less accomplished senior is given first chair in the school orchestra. After reacting rudely to the orchestra director and the principal, the girl discusses the situation with her supportive parents and resolves the problem. (JDD)
Descriptors: Competition, Crisis Intervention, Emotional Response, High Schools
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Hargreaves, Andy – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1998
Examined emotional relationships between teachers and their students. Interviews with principals and seventh- and eighth-grade teachers who were very committed to several educational reforms indicated that teachers valued emotional bonds formed with students and appreciated the purposes of educating their students as emotional, social, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
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Kienbaum, Jutta – Early Education and Development, 2001
Examined how child care teachers' socialization practices and child characteristics jointly predicted children's sympathetic-prosocial responding. Found that child characteristics and socialization practices played an important role in children's interpersonal functioning, and the ability of the teacher to interact in a warm, affectionate way was…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Competence, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education
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