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Norwalk, Kate E.; Dawes, Molly; Hamm, Jill V.; Farmer, Thomas W. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2021
The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of a professional development program on sixth grade teachers' use of social dynamics management (SDM) practices. SDM practices represent teachers' active attempts to incorporate classroom social dynamics into everyday instructional and behavior management strategies. Sixth grade teachers…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Peer Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Social Isolation
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Farmer, Thomas W.; Hall, Cristin M.; Petrin, Robert; Hamm, Jill V.; Dadisman, Kimberly – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
A randomized control trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of the Rural Early Adolescent Learning Program (Project REAL) on teachers' awareness of peer groups at the beginning of the 1st year of middle school. Two schools were randomly assigned to the intervention condition and 2 to the control condition. Thirty-nine teachers and 466 students…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Intervention, Bullying, Early Adolescents
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Farmer, Thomas W.; Hamm, Jill V.; Petrin, Robert A.; Robertson, Dylan; Murray, Robert A.; Meece, Judith L.; Brooks, Debbie Sprott – Exceptionality, 2010
This study involved a pilot examination of the impact of the Supporting Early Adolescent Learning and Social Strengths (SEALS) model on the 6th grade academic and social context following the transition to middle school. Two middle schools from a high poverty Appalachian school district were randomly assigned to the intervention and control…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, At Risk Students, Early Adolescents