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Rookstool, Judy – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ3), 2007
The issue of civility has become a major topic of discussion on college campuses throughout the country, attracting media attention nationwide. In this illuminating book, civility scholar Judy Rookstool tackles the issue for the community college audience, bringing both her research and classroom experience to bear. She offers a definition of…
Descriptors: Campuses, Integrity, College Students, Educational Environment
McConaughy, Stephanie H.; Kay, Pam; Welkowitz, Julie A.; Hewitt, Kim; Fitzgerald, Martha D. – Guilford Publications, 2007
The Achieving-Behaving-Caring (ABC) Program is an evidence-based approach to addressing the needs of elementary students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties and promoting successful home-school collaboration. This practical guide demonstrates how classroom teachers and parents can work together to boost individual children's…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Parent Participation, Action Research, Parent School Relationship
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Whinnery, Keith W.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
This study of 55 elementary-level general, special, and remedial education teachers found no intergroup differences in perceptions of the amount or quality of assistance available for mainstreamed students with mild handicaps, or in perceived effectiveness or overall acceptability of eight instructional strategies and 11 social behavior…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
Malavenda, Pablo – Campus Activities Programming, 1995
Moshing (intense crowd dancing) and other physical activities common at youth and rock concerts are discussed from the perspectives of safety and of the responsibility of sponsoring organizations, especially colleges and universities. Considerations in creating a safe environment at student events, planning the logistics of such an event, and…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Legal Problems
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Popov, V. A. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Asserts that prevention of social deviation is a major goal of contemporary Russian education. Discusses preventive pedagogy and whether it can be transformed into a systematic effort to reduce antisocial behavior. Concludes that preventive pedagogy must be linked with criminology, sociology, and other behavioral sciences if it is to succeed. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behaviorism, Comparative Education, Delinquency Prevention
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Levin, B.; Levin, M. – Russian Education and Society, 1992
Asserts that alcohol and drug abuse among Russian adolescents and young adults is a social disaster. Reviews results of study of parents and teachers which indicates that drugs and alcohol are considered major problems in Russian schools. Finds that both teachers and parents believe that parental use of alcohol is a primary factor in student…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency Causes
Gray-Shoffner, Char – Principal, 1986
Describes the successful operations of a middle school's experimental Student Study Center, designed to utilize inschool suspensions as educational and social rehabilitation programs for at-risk students. (IW)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, In School Suspension, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
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Van Acker, Richard – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Maintains that schools must help children become adults in the most violent nation in the industrialized world. Discusses four types of youth violence: (1) situational; (2) relationship; (3) predatory; and (4) psychopathological. Concludes that schoolwide prevention programs are essential. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Bullying, Delinquency
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Regulus, Thomas A. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Discusses the development of adolescent peer groups, student cultures, school violence, and effective interventions. Contends that the likelihood of violence increases when mediation boards and peer counseling are unavailable or ineffective. Includes a bibliography of 12 teacher resources on school violence. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Cultural Pluralism, Delinquency
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, Newton, MA. – 1997
This volume contains 6 of the 17 papers written under the auspices of the Approaches to Accountability in Prevention Program sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED) from 1988 through 1991 to foster the development of papers examining theoretical applications of alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention programs at…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, College Environment