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Peer reviewedMills, Marlene Christine – Adolescence, 1987
Conducted a psychologically-oriented intervention program in addition to a conventional curriculum for adolescents (N=9) with behavior problems. Adolescents completing the program manifested less disruptive classroom behavior, increased their classroom participation, and displayed a more positive attitude toward school following participation.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedStevens, Renee; Pihl, R. O. – Adolescence, 1987
Compared 51 seventh-graders considered at-risk for school failure with 51 classmates. Students with a history of school failure, although of normal intelligence, were found to be significantly less intellectually, academically, and affectively competent than their more successful peers and were rated by their teachers as significantly less able to…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Competence
