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The Spectre of Neoliberalism: Pedagogy, Gender and the Construction of Learner Identities
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Wilkins, Andrew – Critical Studies in Education, 2012
In this paper I draw on ethnographic observation data taken from a school-based study of two groups of 12-13-year-old pupils identified as high achieving and popular to explore how relations between teachers and pupils are mediated and constituted through the spectre of neoliberal values and sensibilities--zero-sum thinking, individualism and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Student Relationship, Citizenship, Females
Untangling the Links of Parental Responsiveness to Distress and Warmth to Child Outcomes
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Davidov, Maayan; Grusec, Joan, E. – Child Development, 2006
This study demonstrated separate linkages between 2 features of positive parenting responsiveness to distress and warmth and different aspects of children's socio-emotional functioning, in a sample of 106 children (6-8 years old). As expected, mothers' and fathers' responsiveness to distress, but not warmth, predicted better negative affect…
Descriptors: Parents, Responses, Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship
The Clinical Use of Sports Skills Tutoring with Grade School Boys Referred for School Behavioral Problems.
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Armstrong, Kevin J.; Drabman, Ronald – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1994
High school or college students serve as sports tutors for unpopular elementary school boys. Once the child's skill level is adequate, the child is placed in an important position the next time a game is played. Treated children are often described as more self-confident, happier, and less disruptive in class. (LKS)
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavior Problems, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary School Students
Social Status Differences among Subgroups of LD Boys.
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Landau, Steven; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
Subgroups based on differences in Verbal IQ/Performance IQ patterns of 65 learning disabled boys (grades 3-6) were examined through peer nominations of popularity, rejection, behavior problems, and teacher ratings. Those whose Verbal and Performance IQ scales were approximately equal were most often rejected by peers and were perceived as more…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests
New Paths in Early Literacy Teaching and Learning.
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Peterson, Shelley – Canadian Children, 2003
Offers ideas for opening up new paths in literacy teaching in early childhood settings. Focuses on the role of phonics in everyday classroom instruction, working with dyslexic children, home reading programs, special concerns about boys' literacy, the impact of inequities in social status in the classroom on children's literacy opportunities, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Culturally Relevant Education, Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education
Sexual Assault on the College Campus: The Role of Male Peer Support.
Schwartz, Martin D.; DeKeseredy, Walter S. – 1997
This book links research on two topics--sexual assault on North American college and university campuses and the role played by male peer support in such assaults. Disputing the notion that college campuses are safe havens from crime, the first chapter defines sexual assault, notes the incidence and prevalence of campus sexual assault, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Athletics, Behavior Standards, Colleges