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Bannan, Helen M. – 1979
The bulk of testimony in the writings and recorded histories of the daughters of immigrants and the first generation of Native Americans educated in American schools in the late 19th and early 20th centuries reveals that, although the ties between female generations became more tangled with the strains of acculturation, the bonds were stretched…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Child Role, Cultural Influences
Schaefer, Earl S.; And Others – 1985
This study replicates and elaborates a three-dimensional, spherical model that integrates research findings concerning social and emotional behavior, psychopathology, and academic competence. Kindergarten teachers completed an extensive set of rating scales on 100 children, including the Classroom Behavior Inventory and the Child Adaptive Behavior…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Apathy, Classroom Observation Techniques
Williams, Carolyn L. – 1987
Refugee movements impose tremendous psychological and physical trauma on survivors, making refugees a high risk group for psychopathology and psychosocial adjustment problems. This paper explores the traditional impediments to developing prevention programs for refugees and describes public mental health strategies that could be used for different…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anxiety, Crisis Intervention, Depression (Psychology)
Venditti, Phillip N.; Bahruth, Robert – 1987
In this manual, two methods for promoting English as a Second Language (ESL) students' involvement with and understanding of the host culture are presented: (1) visits by guest speakers; and (2) interactive errands executed within the bounds of the school or surrounding community. First, the philosophy underlying the manual is presented in terms…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Activities
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Thorpe, Helene S.; Werner, Emmy E. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Examiners, Exceptional Child Services
Aveni, Carl A.; Upper, Dennis – 1976
In this paper, the authors report that in many of the cases they have treated, the living situations and/or environments to which patients were returning upon discharge, were not suitable for either maintaining, or improving upon, the gains achieved while hospitalized. As a result, a community residence training program, based upon a behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Daily Living Skills, Educational Programs, Institutional Research
Keystone Area Education, Elkader, IA. – 1980
Forty students who had been enrolled in secondary programs for mildly and moderately retarded students in rural Iowa were interviewed as part of a longitudinal study and results were compared with a similar group from a metropolitan area. Interviews focused on eight topics: living environment, type of employment, job changes, savings and money…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Leisure Time, Longitudinal Studies
STUART, RICHARD B.
BEHAVIOR THEORY CAN FORTIFY SOCIAL CASEWORK BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL LINKS BETWEEN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CLIENT IN DISTRESS, THE DELINEATION OF CLINICAL GOALS, THE FORMULATION OF PLANS OF INTERVENTION, AND THE MEASUREMENT OF OUTCOME. THESE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS IN THE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH ARE IMPLICIT IN THE STRUCTURE TREATMENT--(1) ALL SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Sciences, Caseworker Approach, Conditioning
THOMAS, EDWIN J.
THE PRACTICE OF SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL THEORY CONSISTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL KNOWLEDGE (SBK) IN PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE CHANGE, STABILIZATION, OR CONTROL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR, AND OF THE BEHAVIORAL SPECIFICATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HELPER. THE NATURE OF SBK IS DESCRIBED, AND INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND COMMUNAL MEANS OF…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Modification
HOSFORD, RAY E. – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF TWO SOCIAL MODEL COUNSELING PROCEDURES WHICH CAN BE USED BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO ASSIST SHY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN LEARNING HOW TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS. THE STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHICH OF TWO TYPES OF MODEL PRESENTATIONS (FILM OR AUDIOTAPE) WOULD BEST…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Discussion
MORRIS, BERNIECE E.; MORRIS, GEORGE L. – 1966
THE ENVIRONMENT OF CHILDREN FROM LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVELS MILITATES STRONGLY AGAINST THEIR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. TO HELP THWART OR REVERSE THE DEFICIENCES OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, THE PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS CREATED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN EVALUATION OF A 1965 SUMMER HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR 4- AND 5-YEAR-OLDS IN KEARNEY, NEBRASKA. TESTS WERE…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged
GREGOR, GARY L.; WRENCH, DAVID F. – 1966
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO TEST THE THEORY THAT LABORATORY GROUPS MAKING COMPLEX DECISIONS WILL DISTORT THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF EACH OTHER IN WAYS PREDICTABLE FROM NEWCOMB'S A-B-X MODEL OF PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION IN WHICH "A" REPRESENTS THE PERCEIVING INDIVIDUAL, "B" REPRESENTS ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE GROUP, AND "X" THE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Koscierzynski, Sandy, Ed.; Karpen, Mary Lou, Ed. – 1977
The curriculum manual is designed to develop positive and healthy sexuality for mentally impaired individuals. Information on goals, objectives, special notes, suggested vocabulary, suggested activities, and resources is presented for units in primary education (realistic body image, toilet habits, sex differences, families, emotional self and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development
APPLEBAUM, LEON; ROBERTS, HIGDON C., JR. – 1968
THE STUDY INVESTIGATED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL FACTORS OF SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS AND DROPOUTS IN THE UNION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ULP), A THREE-YEAR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ULP MEETS 24 WEEKS PER YEAR, ONE NIGHT PER WEEK, IN 15 CITIES IN OHIO, AND HAD…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Schwarzweller, Harry K. – 1963
The project was designed to follow up a specific population of young men from 11 rural counties in eastern Kentucky, who at the time of the study in 1960 had been out of the eighth grade for 10 years. The sample consisted of 307 men taken from eighth grade enrollment lists for the school year 1949-50. The purpose of the study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Educational Background, Employment Patterns, Family Mobility
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