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Harte, Helene Arbouet – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This qualitative study examines perspectives of parents of children with autism related to engagement in the home environment. Increased engagement decreases the likelihood of less productive behaviors. Investigation of engagement in the home setting may provide insights into the development of interventions. Collaboration between parents and…
Descriptors: Autism, Musical Instruments, Family Environment, Teaching Methods
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Buyse, Evelien; Verschueren, Karine; Verachtert, Pieter; Van Damme, Jan – Elementary School Journal, 2009
This longitudinal study evaluated the impact of dyadic and classroom-level teacher-child relationship quality in first grade on children's psychosocial and academic adjustment in first (N = 3,784), second (N = 3,666), and third (N = 3,582) grade, controlling for several child features, namely, child demographics and children's initial levels of…
Descriptors: Prediction, Student Adjustment, Grade 1, Classroom Environment
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Williams, Dilafruz – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
The crisis of sustainability can be linked to the traditional forms of schooling driven by mechanistic and technocratic worldviews. Progressing to a more sustainable world requires a fundamental shift in the framework of formal education--its structure, content and process--to include principles of systems thinking and holistic learning. A case…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Gardening, Conservation (Environment)
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Elder, John P.; Arredondo, Elva M.; Campbell, Nadia; Baquero, Barbara; Duerksen, Susan; Ayala, Guadalupe; Crespo, Noc C.; Slymen, Donald; McKenzie, Thomas – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: The prevalence of overweight children has reached epidemic proportions, and affects Latinos youth more than other subgroups in the United States. Given the prevalence of obesity and its economic consequences, community health initiatives have shifted toward primary prevention at younger ages. Methods: Data representing all levels of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Obesity, Body Composition, Incidence
Dodge, Darlene; Nizzi, Denise; Pitt, Wendy; Rudolph, Kristina – Online Submission, 2007
Analysis of prior research, articles and studies revealed that concerns exist regarding student behavior in the classroom, at both the national and local levels. The learning environment is severely impacted by off-task behavior, as well as, lack of responsibility for daily routines and homework. Multiple reasons have been suggested as to why this…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Student Behavior, Rewards
Gomez, Martin Omar – ProQuest LLC, 2010
American educators and researchers have spent decades attempting to determine the most effective middle level school configuration. Although various models have been conceptualized in order to resolve one of our most extensive educational reform movements, a recent nationwide increase in K-8 schools suggest interested parties have accepted the K-8…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Culture, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), School Organization
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Fudge, Daniel L.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Williams, Jacqueline L.; Cowden, Dan; Clark, Janice; Bliss, Stacy L. – Journal of School Psychology, 2008
A single-case (B-C-B-C) experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of the Color Wheel classroom management system (CWS) on on-task (OT) behavior in an intact, general-education, 2nd-grade classroom during transitions. The CWS included three sets of rules, posted cues to indicate the rules students are expected to be following at that…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Research Design, Cues, Data Analysis
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Strambler, Michael J.; Weinstein, Rhona S. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study examined dimensions of psychological disengagement as predictors of achievement and teacher-rated behavioral engagement over the course of a school year among a sample of 111 African American and Latino children in 1st-5th grades at an urban elementary school. In addition, classroom and school contextual factors were investigated as…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Teacher Student Relationship
Jahns, Aimee J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This research investigated how teacher dispositions along with content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge work together in the action of second grade classrooms through two descriptive case studies. Focus of the observations was on the interactions between two expert second grade teachers and their students during times of reading and writing. A…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Classroom Techniques, Investigations
Imbimbo, Josephine; Knopf, Naomi – New Visions for Public Schools, 2009
This publication focuses on special education inclusion. Inclusion is a term that expresses commitment to providing specially designed instruction and support for students with special needs in the context of a general education classroom. All students in the school are full members of the community, participating equitably in the opportunities…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Special Education, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Banke, Mallory P.; Ziomek-Daigle, Jolie – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2009
In this era of results based education, professional school counselors must discover the most efficient methods for reaching all children in their school, yet still allow time for individual student care. This quantitative research study describes the utilization of a school's closed-circuit television to present a classroom guidance unit on…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Delivery Systems, Television
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Starkman, Neal – T.H.E. Journal, 2007
Poor classroom acoustics are impairing students' hearing and their ability to learn. However, technology has come up with a solution: tools that focus voices in a way that minimizes intrusive ambient noise and gets to the intended receiver--not merely amplifying the sound, but also clarifying and directing it. One provider of classroom audio…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Acoustics, Classroom Environment, Audio Equipment
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Maroni, Barbara; Gnisci, Augusto; Pontecorvo, Clotilde – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2008
This paper examines the rhythm and the management of classroom interaction as an important constituent of a teaching-learning process. Twenty-three lessons in 12 classes (four 2nd grades, four 3rd grades and four 4th grades) of state primary schools spread all over Italy were observed and videotaped for a total of 15 hours. The descriptive…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Interaction, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
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DiStefano, Christine; Kamphaus, R. W. – Research in the Schools, 2008
The current study investigated child behavioral change during the early years of elementary school. Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1992) teacher ratings of child behavior were collected over a three-year period. The sample consisted of 162 children measured yearly between first and third grade.…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Behavior Change, Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems
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Garcia, David R. – Education and Urban Society, 2008
This article focuses on how parental school choices affect the degree of racial and academic segregation in charter schools. The research design allows for a direct comparison of the racial and academic conditions of the district schools students exited to the charter schools they entered. Parents choose to leave more racially integrated district…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Racial Composition, School Choice, School Segregation
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