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O'Brien, John – 2001
Discussion of the dynamics of individualized funding for providing services to people with developmental disabilities focuses on how individual funding may drive the changes necessary to develop services that offer highly customized assistance. This discussion considers why the concept of paying customers is powerful but misleading in light of…
Descriptors: Adults, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Tuckman, Bruce W. – 2002
This study compared high, moderate, and low procrastinators on their (1) frequency and nature of rationalizations to justify procrastination, (2) reported degree of self-regulation, and (3) grades in a web-based course with 216 performances, all with deadlines. One hundred and sixteen college students enrolled in a web-based "study…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Watford, Lorraine – 1996
This booklet is designed to help distance learning participants learn to work independently, be self-disciplined, take responsibility for their own work, study, and manage their time. It describes the support built into the distance learning program, such as the instructor, advisor, e-mail partner, supervisor, and program coordinator. Advantages…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Helping Relationship
Mohay, Heather; Holzheimer, Leisa – AECA Resource Book Series, 1997
Asthma is an incurable respiratory disease characterized by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to a variety of stimuli. Associated symptoms include shortness of breath, chest tightness, and a cough or wheeze. This resource booklet for child caregivers presents comprehensive information on the nature of asthma and caring for a…
Descriptors: Asthma, Child Caregivers, Diseases, Foreign Countries
Herrera, Sandra; Holland, Lana; Wesson, Suzanne – 2000
School districts in the Education Service Center, Region 2, (southern Texas) were surveyed to examine procedures the districts have put in place to identify threats of violence to school safety and security. The target population was 47 school districts. Data collection was done using mailed questionnaires with a simple yes/no answer format.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Crisis Management, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education
Young, Kimberly S. – 1998
Until recently, little attention has been given to the addictive potential of the Internet. If left unchecked or unnoticed, this addiction can silently run rampant in schools, universities, offices, libraries, and homes. This book teaches how to guard against Internet overuse. It describes how, by drawing from the same criteria used to diagnosis…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Counseling
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Wynn-Dancy, M. Lorraine; Gillam, Ronald B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997
Two metacognitive strategies, ARROW and BRIDGE, are presented that can be taught to students with language-based learning disabilities to help them manage the long-term memory demands of middle school and high school curricula. A metastrategy is presented that is designed to facilitate the development of strategic problem solving. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Long Term Memory
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Ross, Michael J.; Berger, R. Scott – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Tested the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention (stress inoculation training; SIT) for postsurgical anxiety, pain and physical rehabilitation in injured athletes. Sixty male athletes who underwent arthroscopic surgery for miniscus injury in one knee were randomly assigned to either treatment (SIT and physical therapy) or control…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Athletes, Athletics
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Bourgeois, Michelle S.; Camp, Crmeron; Rose, Miriam; White, Blanche; Malone, Megan; Carr, Jaime; Rovine, Michael – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2003
This study compared the effectiveness of spaced retrieval (SR) and a modified cueing hierarchy (CH), for teaching persons with dementia a strategy goal involving an external memory aid. Training of 25 persons with dementia found that the SR procedures resulted in significantly more goals being attained and maintained at both 1-week and 4-months…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Cues, Instructional Effectiveness, Memory
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Freiberg, H. Jerome – Educational Leadership, 1996
Too often, classroom-management systems built on trust and support in primary grades are replaced by compliance and obedience systems in higher grades. Consistency Management and Cooperative Discipline is a research-based, classroom-tested Texas program that combines instructional effectiveness (through consistent classroom organization) with…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation
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Johnson, LeeAnn; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
This study examined the contributions of instruction in goal setting and self-instruction on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of a reading comprehension strategy by 47 students (grades 4-6) with learning disabilities. Results indicate that instruction in goal setting and self-instruction did not augment the comprehension…
Descriptors: Generalization, Goal Orientation, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
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Carrington, Patricia; And Others – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1997
Provides empirical validation for a behavioral self-management technique to improve homework-related behavior. Elementary and junior high school students (N=42) learned the technique through audiocassettes and written material and mechanical aids. Results indicate that the technique may help children assume responsibility for their independent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
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DesRosiers, Fabiana S.; Busch-Rossnagel, Nancy A. – Infants and Young Children, 1997
Describes aspects of self-concept that develop in toddlerhood: (1) self-recognition; (2) self-representation; (3) self-description; (4) self-assertion; (5) self-evaluation; and (6) self-regulation. Intervention ideas for children with special needs are presented based on three dimensions of the socializing environment: provision of inanimate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
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Mathes, Mickie Y.; Bender, William N. – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
A study of three elementary school boys (ages 8-11) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, who were already receiving pharmacological treatment, investigated the effects of using a self-monitoring procedure to enhance their on-task behavior. Results found all three subjects increased in on-task behaviors when self-monitoring was used.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Drug Therapy, Elementary Education
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Ruban, Lilia M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; McGuire, Joan M.; Reis, Sally M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study involving university students with (n=53) and without (n=417) learning disabilities (LD) found students with LD differed significantly in the relationships between their motivation for and use of standard self-regulated learning and compensation strategies, which provided a differential explanation of academic achievement for students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Compensation (Concept), Higher Education
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