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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Menzies, Holly M.; Ennis, Robin Parks; Oakes, Wendy Peia – Beyond Behavior, 2018
We developed this special issue, "Effective Low-Intensity Strategies to Enhance School Success: What Every Educator Needs to Know," for "Beyond Behavior" as a resource for educators and parents. Each article provides easy-to-access resources for readers to learn about effective, efficient, low-intensity strategies to support…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Behavior Modification
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Sherriff, Nigel; Cox, Louise; Coleman, Lester; Roker, Debi – Children & Society, 2008
It is now well acknowledged that parents can have a central role in supporting sensible alcohol use and reducing alcohol misuse amongst young people. However, little research has considered how communication and supervision in relation to alcohol actually takes place within the family. Drawing upon interviews with the parents of young people aged…
Descriptors: Supervision, Drinking, Adolescents, Prevention
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Walker, Leslie R.; Rose, Allison; Squire, Claudia; Koo, Helen P. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Objective: Present US parents' perceptions about factors leading to early intercourse and strategies for overcoming them. Methods: Conducted analysis of eight focus groups with 78 male and female African-American and Hispanic caregivers of fifth-graders and sixth-graders (ages 10-12). Results: Participants gave the following primary reasons for…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Supervision, Caregivers, Preadolescents
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Hartos, Jessica L.; Beck, Kenneth H.; Simons-Morton, Bruce G. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which parents intend to place driving limits on adolescents approaching unsupervised driving. A total of 658 parents and their 16-year-old adolescents were recruited from a local Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration site as adolescents successfully tested for provisional licenses. Parents…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Traffic Safety
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Mims, Aquilla; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
The value of homework for students with disabilities is examined, focusing on the relationship between the stages of learning (acquisition, proficiency, maintenance, and generalization) and the responsibilities of supervising individuals (special and regular education teachers and parents). Suggestions for effective use of homework assignments are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Instructional Effectiveness