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Toste, Jessica R.; Bloom, Elana L.; Heath, Nancy L. – Journal of Special Education, 2014
Although quality of the teacher-student relationship contributes to school adjustment, students who experience difficulties appear to be least likely to benefit from positive interactions with their teachers. It was of interest to explore a broadened conceptualization of teacher-student relationship that considers both emotional connection and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Teacher Student Relationship, Cooperation, Comparative Analysis
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Sharabi, Adi; Margalit, Malka – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2014
Positive and negative mood have often been considered indicators of wellbeing, affecting behavior and adjustment. This study evaluated the personal and familial predictors of positive and negative mood among 1,024 Israeli students (children with learning disabilities [LD]: 302 boys, 198 girls; children without LD: 308 boys, 216 girls). They were…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Well Being, Behavior Problems
Vescio, Vicki A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As a group, African American males face some pervasive obstacles to school success. Collectively they are expelled, suspended, disciplined, retained, and referred to special education at disproportionately high percentages when compared to their peers. As a result of this persistent treatment, African American males have a tendency to disidentify…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, African American Students, Educational Needs, Negative Attitudes
Makel, Matthew C. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
Questionnaires were given to students prior to testing for giftedness to assess how the gifted identification process changes attitudes toward gifted programs and parent-child relationships. After those identified as gifted had been participating in a pullout gifted program for one semester, another questionnaire was administered to all original…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Identification, Academically Gifted, Student Attitudes
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Rinaldi, Christina M.; Kates, Allison D.; Welton, Christine – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2008
Many social interactions between school-age children contain both competitive and cooperative elements. In order to gain a better understanding of how students at risk for emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) negotiate social exchanges in cooperative and competitive-related tasks in comparison with non-EBD students: (a) prosocial; (b)…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, High Risk Students, Competition, Cooperation
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Lansford, Jennifer E.; Putallaz, Martha; Grimes, Christina L.; Schiro-Osman, Kimberlea A.; Kupersmidt, Janis B.; Coie, John D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2006
This study examined associations between sociometric status and friendship quality using observational and questionnaire data from 139 fourth-grade girls and their friends. Multivariate analyses of covariance (controlling for ethnicity and socioeconomic status) showed that rejected girls and their friends did not differ in their reported…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Females, Sociometric Techniques, Friendship