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Scottish Council for Research in Education, Edinburgh. – 1993
This information pack gives practical ideas to support school action against bullying. Included in the materials are two booklets (one for teachers, one for parents) and supporting information. The teachers' booklet suggests ways non-teaching staff and school board or governing bodies can act to support the school against bullying. It also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedLewis, Ann – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1993
Reports on 2 studies of the perceptions of 51 nonhandicapped children about severe learning difficulties. Finds that the understanding of severe learning difficulties can be interpreted in terms of three conceptual changes. Discusses these changes in the broader context of the development of social cognition. (CFR)
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedSelleri, Patrizia; And Others – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Reports on a study of the factors upon which teachers base student evaluations among 77 Italian students and 5 teachers. Presents a two-level model illustrating seven major topics used by teachers for their evaluations. Includes two tables, two figures, and two appendixes illustrating the model. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedIvanov, K. – Russian Education and Society, 1993
Reports the results of a questionnaire given to eighth-grade students in Moscow (Russia). Presents results on student opinions about the school environment, their teachers, their image of schools of the future, and the significance of peer groups in their lives. Includes quotes from students on each topic discussed. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Peer reviewedBos, K. Tj.; And Others – British Educational Research Journal, 1992
Reports on a study of absenteeism and truancy in 36 secondary schools in 4 large Dutch cities. Found that students in vocationally oriented schools had higher rates of truancy. Also found that non-Dutch (ethnic minority) pupils had higher rates of absenteeism and truancy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMarjoribanks, Kevin – Journal of Social Psychology, 1995
Reports on a study of the relationships between social categories, defined by ethnicity, gender, and social status, and school-related outcomes among 470 16-year-old Australian adolescents and their parents. Finds that differences in students' learning environments and school outcomes were related strongly to ethnicity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Ethnic Groups
