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Direct linkDeisinger, Julie A. – Advances in Special Education, 2015
This proposed volume will provide in-depth coverage about a construct known as the broad autism phenotype (BAP). The BAP encompasses biological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal characteristics resembling those found on the autism spectrum, although more subtle than what is evident among individuals who meet formal criteria for…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetics, Individual Characteristics
Dixon, Roz; Smith, Peter K. – Cambridge University Press, 2011
What would make anti-bullying initiatives more successful? This book offers a new approach to the problem of school bullying. The question of what constitutes a useful theory of bullying is considered and suggestions are made as to how priorities for future research might be identified. The integrated, systemic model of school bullying introduced…
Descriptors: Bullying, Models, Educational Psychology, Theories
Furlong, Michael J., Ed.; Gilman, Richard, Ed.; Huebner, Scott, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
Understanding the factors that encourage young people to become active agents in their own learning is critical. Positive psychology is one lens that can be used to investigate the factors that facilitate a student's sense of agency and active school engagement. In the second edition of this groundbreaking handbook, the editors draw together the…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, School Psychology, Individual Characteristics, Academic Achievement
Babcock, Rebecca Day; Manning, Kellye; Rogers, Travis; Goff, Courtney; McCain, Amanda – Peter Lang New York, 2012
This book grew out of the desire and necessity to understand just what went on in writing center tutoring sessions. Utilizing previous research--mostly dissertations that have not been widely read--the authors analyze the available data using a grounded theory approach. With information from over 50 sources, the resulting text is not only a…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Tutoring, Writing Instruction
Plewes, Thomas J. – National Academies Press, 2010
The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) collects data on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from all accredited U.S. institutions. The results of this annual survey are used to assess characteristics and trends in doctorate education and degrees. This information is vital for education and labor force…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Workshops, Confidentiality, Labor Force
Download full textAbbey, Cherie D., Ed. – 2001
This book, a special volume focusing on computer-related scientists and inventors, provides 12 biographical profiles of interest to readers ages 9 and above. The Biography Today series was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual…
Descriptors: Biographies, Computers, Individual Characteristics, Intermediate Grades
Burn, Barbara B., Ed. – 1978
As part of a study of access and admission to higher education in Germany and the United States, a group of papers on medical admissions in various countries was commissioned. The papers presented in this book reveal wide differences in admissions policies and procedures. Barbara Burn examines some of the major issues in a foreword: representation…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Education
Online Submission, 2003
This resource is Book 9 in the Programming for Students with Special Needs series. The information in each book in the series is interrelated and can be used to provide instruction to all students. Chapters one and two cover the prevalence, causes, diagnoses, and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders. Chapters three and four cover…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Individual Characteristics
