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Feasibility Trial of the School-Based STRONG Intervention to Promote Resilience among Newcomer Youth
Direct linkCrooks, Claire V.; Hoover, Sharon; Smith, Alexandra C. G. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
There are thousands of refugee students in Canadian schools and many struggle with distress and trauma symptoms. Even those not demonstrating overt distress may face adjustment challenges. This paper describes the pilot of the Supporting Transition Resilience of Newcomer Groups (STRONG) program in ten schools. STRONG is a 10-session, manualized…
Descriptors: Intervention, Resilience (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Refugees
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Assessed the cross-sex similarity of behavioral disturbance dimensions as measured by the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides (BSAG) using a sample of 2,527 Ontario schoolchildren. Results confirmed the cross-sex equivalence in the factor structure and support the use of the BSAG's under- and overreaction scales as indicators of maladjustment. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Predictors of Successful Transition from Self-Contained Special Education to Regular Class Settings.
Peer reviewedSchneider, Barry H.; Byrne, Barbara M. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Rated the adjustment of 129 newly mainstreamed learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and mildly developmentally disabled pupils. While the teachers were, in general, very satisfied with the pupils' progress in both academic and behavioral areas, satisfaction declined after grade six. IQ data did not predict satisfactory adjustment. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries
