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Haynes, Stephen N.; Kerns, Robert D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Abikoff, Gittelman-Klein, and Klein validated a behavioral observation system for use with hyperactive children. Authors selected a used coding system, trained observers to monitor classroom behavior of hyperactive children, and evaluated reliability, stability, and criterion-related validity of the system. Methodology was reviewed. Suggestions…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Classroom Observation Techniques, Hyperactivity
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McLoyd, Vonnie C. and Randolph, Suzanne M. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1986
Examines secular trends in research on Afro-American children appearing in CHILD DEVELOPMENT between 1936 and 1980. A statistical analysis revealed dramatic changes in the frequency and type of research on this population, and identified some of the changing social issues and perspectives that are reflected in the research. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Blacks, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
Carey, William B., Ed.; McDevitt, Sean C., Ed. – 1994
This collection of essays, in honor of child psychiatry pioneers Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas, focuses on their idea that important life outcomes are the product of ongoing interactions between a child's behavioral style and the complimentarity or lack of fit of the parenting environment. Following an introduction, the remaining chapters are:…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Behavior, Child Development, Children