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Crowley, E. Paula – 1991
This research sought to determine the particular teacher interventions that six aggressive adolescents (ages 14.09-17.07 years) perceived as most effective in helping them to develop their academic and social skills in mainstreamed classrooms. Student interviews and classroom observations provided the data for analysis. Student characteristics and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
Robinson, Ann – 1988
This study investigated 394 participants in the 1987 Arkansas Governor's School (AGS) and a comparison group of 60 AGS alternates on selected measures of cognitive development and personal/social acceptance. The AGS is a 6-week intensive residential program for talented high school students who had finished their junior year. Information was…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, High School Students
Pain, Kerrie – 1981
This study compared the academic and social development of students who entered grade 1 very early (5:6 years or 5:7 years), in the mid range (5:8 to 6:3 years), and very late (6:4 years or older). The purpose of the study was to explore the hypothesis that the early grade 1 entrants would have continuing problems in both academic and social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Early Admission, Elementary School Students
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1963
TO STUDY WHETHER TEACHING TYPING TO EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS WOULD RESULT IN IMPROVING ACADEMIC WORK, GREATER VISUALIZATION SKILLS, AND BETTER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT, THE EXPERIMENTAL HALF OF THE 14 MATCHED PAIRS OF CHILDREN 10 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE WITH MEASURED IQ'S BETWEEN 50 AND 80 WERE GIVEN 2 TO 3 YEARS OF TYPING INSTRUCTION.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Children, Emotional Adjustment
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Verbist, R., Ed.; And Others – Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis, 1978
This journal of educational research contains five papers written by international authors. The initial paper presents the evaluation of a French immersion program for students from the second through the fourth grade in Toronto. The aim of the second paper, written in French with an English summary, was to find the attitude dimensions of French…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Diabetes
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Scott, Leigh S. – 1978
The Texas Environmental Adaptation Measure (TEAM), a four-part instrument, is designed to assess children's adaptive behavior as it relates to their sociocultural and emotional environments. TEAM is intended to determine the eligibility of these children for special education classes and to provide information for individualizing their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Anglo Americans, Blacks
Brawer, Chaim I., Ed. – 1969
A 120-item bibliography with English abstracts of books and articles in Hebrew and Arabic comprises one of a continuing series of volumes designed to provide information on various aspects of education in Israel. Seventy-five entries, included in a special section devoted to the Youth Aliyah, provide a rich bibliographical collection of materials…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Annotated Bibliographies, Arabic, Coordination
Quigley, Stephen P.; And Others – 1968
In order to determine problems encountered and factors relating to successful attendance of deaf students at regular colleges, a self administered questionnaire was mailed to 992 persons. The 653 usable responses were divided into five groups for comparative analysis: Group A, those who graduated from a regular college (224); Group B, those who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Case Records
Drumheller, S. J. – Midwest Education Review, 1969
The December 1967 AACTE publication, "Standards and Evaluation Criteria for the Accreditation of Teacher Education--A Draft of the Proposed New Standards, With Study Guide," urges that content courses taken by prospective teachers be geared to the content that the teacher is expected to transmit to his pupils. This content has…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Sciences, Communications, Curriculum Development
Jesinkey, William J.; Stern, Jane R. – 1974
This descriptive study reports on the delivery of educational services to and resources for emotionally handicapped children in the city of New York. Data were gathered from observations of public and private programs and from interviews with administrative personnel from these programs. Section 1 provides an overview of the children, the law, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Day Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Goldman, Bert A.; Saunders, John L. – 1974
The publisher proposes to supplement the Mental Measurements Yearbook by publishing periodic surveys to tests not available commercially. Based on the 1970 issues of 29 journals, its orientation is predominantly educational, but includes material related to psychology, sociology, and personnel work. Mental measures are organized under 22…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adjustment (to Environment), Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures
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Belding, Nancye; And Others – 1974
Based on a literature survey (1965-70 publications) and personal interviews with southwestern Indian leaders, urban employers, and college teachers (recognized authorities on Indian problems), this research program was directed toward optimizing the benefits of youth projects for Navajo and Papago Indians and focused on factors related to social…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Cultural Context, Educational Attitudes, Educational Quality
Miles, Guy H.; Henry, William F. – 1974
As part of a study designed to develop youth programs which would maximize social and occupational adjustment of minorities in the rural Southwest, this report contains a detailed description of the general framework and/or tentative guidelines for a Chicano youth program. Also included are operating principles for an American Indian program…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Bilingualism, Cooperative Programs
Joint County System of Cedar, Johnson, Linn, and Washington Counties, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Written by teachers in the Mid-Prairie Community School District, this revised 1st grade social studies curriculum guide will be tested in the 1970-71 school year and evaluated in the Spring. The units emphasize general communication skills and the building of a background for specific social studies skills: reading social studies material;…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Services, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
Plainedge Public Schools, Bethpage, NY. – 1962
To determine the advantages of interage grouping, 18 first graders (mean IQ 118.65) were assigned to two interage classes containing first, second, and third graders; 19 first graders (mean IQ 119.60) were assigned to two straight first grade classes. All children selected had been recommended by their kindergarten teachers as their brightest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Administration, Age Differences
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