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Peer reviewedKobak, Dorothy – Adolescence, 1977
This project was inspired by a belief that too little attention is paid by the academic structure to its responsibility within the school experience of developing "caring" individuals. The project's goal was to test the idea that "Caring Quality" could be "taught". (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedMoyer, David H.; Simon, Robert K. – Adolescence, 1975
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Diagrams, Drug Education
Peer reviewedHobbs, Tom R.; Radka, Jerome E. – Adolescence, 1975
This article described a short-term therapeutic camping program for emotionally disturbed adolescent boys employing behavior modification techniques, reliable observation of target behaviors, and implementation by staff members of the local community mental health clinic. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Camping, Case Studies
Peer reviewedBlakeney, Roger N.; And Others – Adolescence, 1976
Examines some of the conditions under which organizations come to adopt new objectives. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Drug Abuse, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedSchneider, Stanley; And Others – Adolescence, 1984
Deals with sexuality as a treatment issue in working with adolescents who have emotional and physical disabilities, and suggests that physical handicaps should not be viewed as separate from emotional dificulties. Describes a residential program for adolescents in Israel. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedBeitel, Ashley; And Others – Adolescence, 1983
Describes Hub Group, a short-term ward-based group therapy program for institutionalized adolescents. Backed by a behaviorally-based privilege system, Hub Group contracting methods facilitate rapid investment in group therapy and promote change. Advantages and disadvantages of including mixed levels of functioning in the same group are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Contracts
Peer reviewedSeidl, Fredrick W. – Adolescence, 1982
Assessed the effects of participation in a Big Sisters' Program. The first part consisted of interviews (N=20) with pairs of Big Sisters-Little Sisters. The second part evaluated program effectiveness experimentally. Findings indicated positive relationships between pairs, and improved behavior of experimental girls versus controls. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Peer reviewedTopham, Charles S. – Adolescence, 1982
Describes an 11-week emergency medical care training program for adolescents focusing on: pretest results; factual emergency instruction and first aid; practical experience training; and assessment. (RC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Course Content, First Aid
Peer reviewedRamsey, Roberta S.; Ramsey, Russell W. – Adolescence, 1983
Describes the program of the Turner Job Corps Center, Albany, Georgia, which provides a holistic setting for youth development emphasizing behavioral management and measurement. Academic and vocational management systems are self-paced individual mastery programs. The measurement function is carried out by computer in the Systems Support…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Modification, Computer Oriented Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
