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Pearmain, Rosalind – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2005
What do adolescents find meaningful in their exposure to spiritual education organised by religious or spiritual institutions? A qualitative study of adolescents participating in summer school events organised by the Religious Society of Friends and Sahaj Marg meditation system was carried out and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Young Adults, Religious Factors
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Estell, David B.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Pearl, Ruth; Van Acker, Richard; Rodkin, Philip C. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2003
This chapter focuses on the relationship between popularity and aggression. Subgroups of prosocial-popular, aggressive-popular, and aggressive-unpopular boys from a sample of 286 boys from urban and suburban areas of a major midwestern city are examined in terms of their behavioral and social-ecological correlates. The measures of social…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Correlation, Aggression, Males
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Abecassis, Maurissa – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2003
The study of peers who dislike one another, termed mutual antipathies, is being recognized as an important aspect of a child's social world. An overview of this area and a review of the literature concerning mutual antipathies is provided. Particularly of interest is the type of mutual antipathy known as an "enemy" relationship, and…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Antisocial Behavior, Rejection (Psychology), Peer Acceptance
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Ntinas, K. M.; Neila, A.; Nikolaidou, E.; Papadimitriou, S.; Papadopoulou, I.; Fasoulas, A.; Hatzikonstantinidis, C. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2006
Research evidence from several educational systems indicates that students with developmental disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviors are in the bottom of the agenda as candidates for inclusion. The present investigation of the perspectives of 85 Greek teachers in primary education indicates that they are in need of training that it will…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Well Being, Peer Acceptance
Wright, Dan; And Others – 1995
Peer relationships represent a strong determinant in the development of prosocial behavior. This study compared the relationship of two sociometric methods (a peer nomination and a peer assessment technique) with parent and teacher ratings of social skills and problem behaviors. A peer nomination technique was used to determine the social status…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Comparative Analysis, Grade 5
Brown, Mark S.; Kretschmer, Richard R., Jr. – 1992
This study examined the social competency of at-risk kindergarten students as they demonstrated the need to establish social communities in order to increase group motivation and peer learning. The study explores the patterns of behaviors that these children demonstrate in order to form social communities, explores the purpose behind their need to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Group Unity, High Risk Students
Herron, Ron; Peter, Val J. – 1998
This book provides a blueprint for teens for building friendships. The book contains suggestions for improving friendship skills, making a good first impression, and getting along with others. Also covered are people skills for use in many social situations, and keeping friendships healthy. Following the introduction, chapter one, "The Basics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Apprehension, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, St. Paul. – 1998
This manual contains lesson plans for teaching all children how to monitor their own health and for teaching children with asthma how to play a role in the management of their condition. Each lesson plan is compatible with existing traditional elementary curricula for math, science, health, or language arts. After an introduction that discusses…
Descriptors: Asthma, Child Health, Chronic Illness, Curriculum Guides
Goldblatt, Ann – 1982
Classroom ideas and resource information for teachers in the areas of visual, hearing, and mobility impairments; developmental handicaps; and mental illness are presented. For each disability three topics of discussion are introduced to help the student understand individuals who have the disability. The first discussion area deals with the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Emotional Disturbances
Slaughter, Diana T.; And Others – 1986
As part of a larger study which investigated the educational aims of black parents who send their children to private desegregated schools, a survey was taken to examine the relationship between parental involvement and students' peer acceptance. "Parental involvement," knowing how to obtain the information necessary to support the child's…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Parent Participation
Case, Thomas L.; Rosen, Signey – 1985
According to the Uniqueness theory, individuals characteristically desire to perceive themselves as moderately different from others. The effects of need for uniqueness and uniqueness relevant feedback on mood, recall, and perceptions of peers and the self were examined in 60 college students who participated in a two-part study. In part one of…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Higher Education, Individual Needs, Peer Acceptance
Golden, John G. – 1988
Unlike previous immigrants, many of today's immigrants to the United States are accustomed to American culture since it has permeated the world and has settled into many international cities. An old concept of acculturation saw poor, ignorant immigrants arriving in America and immediately shedding their culture. Now acculturation has become more…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnicity
Asbridge, Donald J. – 1984
This paper presents a flowsheet model describing the interpersonal process of adolescent identity formation in relation to peers and peer groups within a social-psychological context. The model describes a primary route, a secondary route, and a vicious circle as pathways toward identity formation in relation to peers and peer groups. In the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence
Rietveld, Christine – SET: Research Information for Teachers, 1988
The study compared the adjustment to regular classes (in New Zealand) of eight 6- and 7-year-old children with Down Syndrome (DS) with that of 24 children rated by their eight teachers as being the "three least competent children in the class." The study evaluated teacher attitudes, social participation on the playground, and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Downs Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
McDaniel, Ernest D.; Soong, Wanye – 1981
Traditional Chinese personality characteristics such as inner harmony, concern for others, submissiveness to authority, and respect for learning so pervade Chinese biographies that they constitute cultural themes. In order to determine whether such themes are more evident in Chinese than in Western youth, a cross-cultural study of self-concept was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
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