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Lifshitz, Hefziba; Hen, Irit; Weisse, Izhak – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
The self-concept and quality of friendship of 40 adolescents with visual impairments (20 in public schools and 20 in a residential school) were compared to those of 41 sighted adolescents. The findings indicate a similar self-concept profile for sighted adolescents and adolescents with visual impairments, although the scores of the participants…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Residential Schools, Friendship, Visual Impairments
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Shulman, Shmuel; Prechter, Eti – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1989
Changes in adolescents' perceptions of the family as they adapt to residential schooling were studied for 51 residential and 57 nonresidential tenth graders in a school in Israel. No differences in the perception of family climate were found between the groups, suggesting no change with the individual's act of leaving. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Boarding Schools, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Clark, Gilbert; Zimmerman, Enid – Roeper Review, 2002
This reprint of an article on Israel's proposed residential high school for students gifted in the arts and sciences is preceded by a commentary that highlights the use of alternative methods of assessment for identifying talented students in the arts and the development of a coherent sequence of art skills. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Art Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Enrichment Activities