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Direct linkGerhardt, Peter F., Ed.; Crimmins, Daniel, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2013
Promoting better social skills and behavior is a top priority for anyone who works with learners with autism--but which practices really improve outcomes? Find out in this cutting-edge volume, a reader-friendly synthesis of the latest findings from more than 20 of today's top researchers in the field. Coordinated by the highly respected…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Herron, Ron; Peter, Val J. – 1998
This book provides a blueprint for teens for building friendships. The book contains suggestions for improving friendship skills, making a good first impression, and getting along with others. Also covered are people skills for use in many social situations, and keeping friendships healthy. Following the introduction, chapter one, "The Basics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Apprehension, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence
Braden, Warren R. – 1998
Peer mentoring among African-American males (referred to as "homies") on the west side of Chicago was examined in an afrocentric ethnographic study. The study used three data collection methods: a survey (of respondents' definition of the word "mentor") administered at bus stops, elevated train stations, gyms, and libraries to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Blacks, Educational Attitudes
Download full textShapiro-Barnard, Susan; Tashie, Carol; Martin, Jill; Malloy, Joanne; Schuh, Mary; Piet, Jim; Lichtenstein, Stephen; Nisbet, Jan – 1996
This book is a collection of photographs and accompanying text that focuses on the inclusion of high school students with disabilities in general education classrooms in New Hampshire. For each topic, a black-and-white picture is presented of a student with a disability in a general education setting. The opposing page has a paragraph on what…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Curriculum Development
Benton, Hope – 1996
This book for children (ages 8 to 14) and accompanying teacher/parent guide presents the story of two young friends, one of whom uses a wheelchair and coaches her friend in coping with a broken leg. Information on the disability is deliberately presented subtly and incidentally to encourage the reader to relate more personally and foster a deeper…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attitude Change, Books, Childrens Literature
Bukowski, William M., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Most research on the subject of friendship has concentrated on peer acceptance, dyadic properties, and the contribution that friendship makes to development and adjustment. This book explores the role of friendships in a child's social and emotional growth. The articles, based on presentations made at an SRCD (Society for Research in Child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development
