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Harmon, Michele Alicia – Evaluation Review, 1993
DARE's effectiveness in Charleston County (South Carolina) was studied by comparing 341 DARE to 367 non-DARE fifth-grade students. DARE teaches students to recognize and resist social pressures to use drugs. DARE has positive impacts on anti-substance abuse attitudes, assertiveness, positive peer association, association with drug-using peers, and…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Comparative Testing, Drinking, Drug Abuse
Osborn, Anne – School Library Journal, 1991
Discusses the need for sex education and the inclusion of accurate information in materials produced for young people. Materials that address sexual reproduction, puberty, teenage pregnancy, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases are reviewed, and recommended titles for print and nonprint materials are listed together with resources for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Materials
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Taylor, Ronald L.; Richards, Stephen B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1991
Examined patterns of intellectual differences among children (n=300) of different ethnic groups on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Results indicated that when overall intelligence quotient was held constant, Black children performed better on verbal tasks, Hispanic children performed better on visual-spatial tasks, and White…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Black Students, Children, Cognitive Style
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De Luca, Rayleen V.; And Others – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1993
Assessed effectiveness of group counseling program for seven sexually abused girls. Obtained measurements of self-esteem, anxiety, loneliness, and behavior problems prior to, during, and after treatment at one- and nine-month intervals. Children's self-report measures demonstrated significant increase in self-esteem and significant decrease in…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Counseling Effectiveness
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O'Hara, Elizabeth; Lanoux, Carol – Stage of the Art, 1999
Discusses the dilemma of self-concept in pre-adolescent girls, as they revise their self-images based on information that the culture dictates as the norm. Argues that drama education can offer creative activities to help girls find their voice and bring them into their power. Includes two group drama activities and a short annotated bibliography…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Annotated Bibliographies, Body Image, Child Development
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Ross-Degnan, Leslie – Montessori Life, 2001
Presents Studio Art, a program for children in grades 6 to 12 that merges art and curriculum in junior high schools. Notes how Studio Art lets children blend art projects and curriculum content, and how teachers are involved. (DLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Education, Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum
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Flannery, Daniel J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1994
Notes that, although a great deal is known about affective relations between mothers and young children and affective expression in marital dyads, relatively little is known about emotional development during adolescence. Briefly discusses the studies presented in this issue that represent an integration of work currently being conducted on affect…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affection, Affective Behavior
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Feldman, S. Shirley; Wood, Deborah N. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1994
Examined the nature and correlates of parents' expectations about adolescent sons' behavioral autonomy in a longitudinal study of 81 boys and their families, conducted when the boys were in 6th and 10th grade. Found that fathers' timetables for privileges at preadolescence predicted sons' midadolescent academic and social outcomes four years…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Fathers
Simonelli, Richard – Winds of Change, 2001
Daughters of Tradition is a facilitated educational program that addresses current issues such as alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, and the empowerment of young American Indian women, in a way that blends the spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, and cultural parts of living into a seamless whole. Mind mapping and journal keeping affirm…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Education, Empowerment
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Troop-Gordon, Wendy; Ladd, Gary W. – Child Development, 2005
Evidence indicates that peer victimization is predictive of later maladjustment, but the mechanisms by which harassment impairs development have yet to be identified. The objectives of this study were (a) to discern normative trends in peer victimization experiences and self- and peer perceptions during preadolescence and (b) to investigate…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Victims of Crime, Preadolescents, Peer Relationship
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Kwak, Meg M.; Ervin, Ruth A.; Anderson, Mary Z.; Austin, John – Behavior Modification, 2004
As we begin to apply functional assessment procedures in mainstream educational settings, there is a need to explore options for identifying behavior function that are not only effective but efficient and practical for school personnel to employ. Attempts to simplify the functional assessment process are evidenced by the development of informant…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Test Validity, Rating Scales, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Lorsbach, Thomas C.; Reimer, Jason F. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2005
The authors measured memory for individual features (objects only or locations only) and the combination of those features (objects and locations) in 9-, 12-, and 21-year-old students with a "yes" or "no" recognition task. Analysis of recognition memory performance (d' scores) revealed that although age differences existed in memory for individual…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Grade 3, Grade 6, Young Adults
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Disney, Anna – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2005
Children's perceptions of a distant locality are gauged before the introduction of a link with a school in that distant locality. Changes in the perceptions are recorded after a variety of exchanges between the schools. The implications are considered for children, teachers and teacher trainers.
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Elementary School Students, Childhood Attitudes, Global Approach
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Van Beek, Yolanda; Van Dolderen, Marlies S. M.; Demon Dubas, Judith J. S. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Individual differences in depressive symptoms have been linked with social skill deficits in adults and children, yet empirical studies on adolescents are lacking. The present research examines age and gender differences in nonverbal behaviour between mildly depressed and nondepressed (pre-) adolescents during conversations with an…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology)
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Reijntjes, Albert; Stegge, Hedy; Terwogt, Mark Meerum; Kamphuis, Jan Henk; Telch, Michael J. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
We examined children's behavioral coping in response to an "in vivo" peer rejection manipulation. Participants (N = 186) ranging between 10 and 13 years of age, played a computer game based on the television show "Survivor" and were randomized to either peer rejection (i.e., being voted out of the game) or non-rejection control. During a five-min.…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Rejection (Psychology), Coping, Investigations
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