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Khanare, Fumane Portia, Ed.; Marina, Brenda L. H., Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
A grassroots understanding of well-being can be an effective approach to meeting the needs of children in low-resource settings. Due to this, evidence on how to sustain such approaches is needed. "Successful Pathways for the Well-Being of Black Students" addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses more on strength over…
Descriptors: Well Being, African American Students, Student Needs, At Risk Students
Franklin, Courtney; Hirsch, Heather; McLaughlin, Brenda; Ward-Roncalli, Susan – American Institutes for Research, 2019
"Making Assessment Work: Ten Practitioner Beliefs" was developed by the National Practitioner Advisory Group on Using Data to Inspire SEL Practice (NPAG), a group of social and emotional learning (SEL) practice leaders convened to provide insights on SEL. Educators, program leaders, and policymakers recognize the value of holistically…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Terzian, Mary A.; Andrews, Kristine M.; Moore, Kristin Anderson – Child Trends, 2011
Taking risks is fairly common in adolescence. Risky behaviors can be associated with serious, long-term, and--in some cases--life-threatening consequences. This is especially the case when adolescents engage in more than one harmful behavior. The tendency for risky behaviors to co-occur has been well-studied. Yet prevention efforts traditionally…
Descriptors: Caring, Emotional Intelligence, Prevention, After School Programs
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Tyson, Tim – Middle School Journal (J3), 2009
Middle schools take on a higher purpose by making every effort to empower all of their students to attain their highest potential. This article rediscovers the "substance of soul" in the 21st century middle schools. The author stresses that returning to one's substance of soul goes beyond merely revisiting what educators truly value and then…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Teachers, Middle School Students, Adolescents
Moje, Elizabeth Birr; Tysvaer, Nicole – Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2010
In response to requests from out-of-school time (OST) providers, the authors have created this practitioner's guidebook for integrating adolescent literacy development initiatives into a wide variety of OST programs. As readers will discover in subsequent chapters, the authors' definition of adolescent literacy development represents a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Tutoring, Homework, Prevention
Nash, Kenneth R.; Castle, William E. – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Special Issue on Special Education for Adolescents and Young Adults, 1980
The article examines some of the special academic, psychosocial, and career problems of adolescents and young adults resulting from early severe auditory deprivation. The academic, psychosocial, and career development of deaf adolescents are considered. (DLS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Career Development
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Marks, Susan Unok; Schrader, Carl; Levine, Mark; Hagie, Chris; Longaker, Trish; Morales, Maggie; Peters, Iris – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
This article shares some educational principles and strategies for teaching social skills to adolescents with Asperger's syndrome. Educators are urged to teach coping strategies, how to read social cues, and how to interpret social behavior. Also, they are encouraged to provide ample social opportunities and to create a safe and accepting learning…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Coping, Interpersonal Communication
Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1983
The Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM) program is a health education curriculum for adolescents. Each THTM module frames an adolescent health task emphasizing development of self-assessment, communication, decision making, health advocacy, and self-management. The central goal of this module is to encourage responsible teenagers to welcome and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Friendship, Health Education, Learning Modules
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McGehee, Louise; Pendergrass, R. A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The use of a group process approach to social problem solving with 32 12- and 13-year-old hearing impaired adolescents is described. It is explained that the classroom meetings lasted about 15 minutes and that the initial sessions focused on student's reactions to the class bully. The roles of the teacher in the group are discussed. (PHR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Discussion, Hearing Impairments
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Williams, Steven L.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1989
General/special education secondary teachers (N=183) and nonhandicapped and handicapped students (N=437) were surveyed on perceptions of the importance of social skills in relating to others, relating to adults, and relating to oneself. Discussed are the survey instrument's reliability, importance ratings for skills, and levels of agreement…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Secondary Education
Henderson, Sheila J.; Holland, Janet; McGrellis, Sheena; Sharpe, Sue; Thomson, Rachel – SAGE Publications (CA), 2006
"Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions" is a ground-breaking book that offers a new approach to understanding young people's lives and their transitions to adulthood. Contrary to policy and research approaches that often see young people's lives in a fragmented way, the book argues that a biographical approach to youth…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Intimacy, Young Adults, Adolescents
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Rogers, Mary Franey; Myles, Brenda Smith – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2001
Social stories and comic strip conversations were successfully used to teach social skills to a 14-year-old student with Asperger Syndrome. As a result of the training, the student's behavior changed. The student enjoyed using comic strip conversations and began to request their use from others at school and home. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Bibliotherapy, Cartoons
Christenson, Sandra L., Ed.; Reschly, Amy L., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits: improved communication between parents and educators; home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared; better…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Research
Price, Lynda – 1988
The literature review examines two questions: (1) what are the psychosocial implications of a learning disability; and (2) how can these socio-emotional issues be effectively addressed by various professionals in secondary and postsecondary settings. Twenty-eight references are reviewed. The review concludes that the lasting psychosocial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Counseling, Emotional Adjustment
Kupper, Lisa; And Others – NICHCY News Digest, 1992
This theme issue newsletter presents six brief articles on sexuality education for children and youth with disabilities. Each article presents an overview of important points to consider when providing sexuality education, then concludes with a list of materials for families and professionals. The first article, "The Development of Sexuality,"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Communicable Diseases, Disabilities
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